MINI WILL LAUNCH A NEW RANGE OF MORE POWERFUL DIESELS NEXT YEAR.
KICKING OFF WITH A MINI HATCH EQUIPPED WITH ENGINE FROM A BMW 120d.
POWER 159bhp. DETUNED FROM THE 120d 177BHP.
SOURCES SAID IT WOULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE TO USE THE MORE POWERFUL
TWIN TURBO DIESEL FROM THE 123d IN THE MINI.
THAT WOULD CREATE A MINI DIESEL WIYH OVER 200bhp,AND COULD FORM THE BASIS FOR A JOHN COOPER WORKS DIESEL MINI.

 

Is it coming stateside?

Oh - I get it April Fools!

 

i want it

 

As do I. Maybe this isn't an April Fools joke. I found this at Autobloggreen.

 

Joke or not. If they brought a tt 200hp diesel mini to the US I would sell kidneys to be able to get one.

 

Lucky for you the new diesel MINI, in addition to being 200hp, also comes with the optional HowBadDoYouWantIt Package, which includes a secondary battery, dialysis machine, and 24 hour MINI Roadside Nursing, in case of an emergency.

 

True. Unfortunately, thanks to the morons in California and Washington, we probably won't get it here, because of "emissions" and "global warming".

 

I heard this before April 1st, but I still think it's a joke. None of those engines are certified for USA sale, and unless BMW plans on selling them in the 1 or 3 series also, I can't see them actually putting in effort, despite how brilliant an idea that would be.

The fact that Diesel fuel is more energy dense than gasoline or ethanol makes it the best viable solution until we can build a nuclear/electric infrastructure that isn't dependent on oil.

 

This question was asked to MINI brass numerous times, in both official and unofficial (read: press conferences and not) discussions in Feb., and the party line remains that since the diesel may only offer marginal gains over the 40 mpg Cooper, there are no plans to bring it here at all.

And maybe I'm missing something, but wouldn't the diesel from the 120d need to be switched to a FWD format for the MINI? Is this easily done?

I'm thinkin' 'twas a fun trick for us!

mb

 

If they can fit A twin turbo diesel making 200hp in a MINI, they can fit a twin-turbo petrol. I don't believe it.

 

Like others have said, the d'bags in Washington probably won't let it over here because of emissions. More attention needs to be brought to filthy China as opposed to the U.S.!

 

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can we retro fit it?