All-New 2007 MINI Hardtops Even More Fuel Efficient According to Recent EPA Testing



MINI Cooper with Manual Transmission Tops 40 Miles per Gallon WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In light of increasingfuel prices, many manufacturers are striving to produce vehicles with anaverage fuel economy of 30 miles per gallon. The fact that the all-new 2007MINI Cooper achieves 40 miles per gallon according to the latest EPAtesting should be welcomed by car buyers across the US. And that the MINICooper delivers this miserly fuel economy with no effect on its performanceand driving capabilities is an added advantage. MINI USA's growth in sales over the past 5 years to just over 170,000cars and the overall growth trend of the small-car market demonstrates howthe industry is responding to the need for increased efficiency. MINI is aprime example that buyers do not need to sacrifice performance, quality andfun when opting for a smaller, more efficient vehicle. On average the new generation 2007 MINI hardtops realize an increase of4 miles per gallon over their predecessors. The 2007 MINI Cooper with a6-speed manual transmission achieves a fuel economy of 32/40 City/Highwaywith a combined average of 35 MPG. The same car with an automatictransmission offers preliminary values of 30/37 City/Highway MPG with acombined average of 33 MPG. For the turbocharged 2007 MINI Cooper S with a 6-speed manualtransmission the following EPA fuel economy values are 29/36 City/Highwaywith a combined MPG of 32 MPG. And for the MINI Cooper S with the 6-speedperformance automatic transmission the preliminary values are 27/34City/Highway with a combined average of 30 MPG. As an important factor in improved fuel economy, the all-new 2007 MINIhardtops have a new family of lighter weight aluminum alloy engines thatincorporate more efficient technology. Both in normally aspirated andturbocharged versions, the engines feature variable valve train technology.In addition, the engines feature a volume-flow controlled oil pump thatdelivers only the necessary oil needed at that give time. These are justsome of the examples of how MINI has increased overall efficiencies. "MINIs offer loads of fun style and substance but they also happen tooffer a high level of fuel efficiency in a premium-small-car." said RichSteinberg, manager of US product strategy. "With the all-new 2007 MINIhardtops we have been able to improve our fuel efficiency withoutcompromising what makes MINI fun." MINI in the US MINI is an independent brand of the BMW Group. In the United States,MINI USA operates as a business unit of BMW of North America, LLC which hasbeen present in the United States since 1975. ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Cars NA,LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United Stateshas grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizationsfor the BMW brand, the MINI brand, and the ROLLS-ROYCE brand of Motor Cars;DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a technologyoffice in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout thecountry. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMWGroup's global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturingplant for all Z4 models and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Groupsales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 339 BMWpassenger car centers, 334 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 143 BMWmotorcycle retailers, 80 MINI passenger car dealers, and 30 ROLLS-ROYCEMotor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group's salesheadquarters for North, Central and South America, is located in WoodcliffLake, New Jersey.

 

Looks like we posted this story at the same time.

 

I said:

Me: 30/35 MCS and 34/39 MC
EPA: 29/36 MCS and 32/40 MC

I rule.

-W-

 

Very

 

Tried my darndest to google this info. Sure couldn't find it. The EPA site doesn't list the 2007 Mini Cooper. Am I missing something here?

 

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I am so psyched by these mpg numbers I currently drive a 1999 jetta that gets a combined 22-24 mpg so if I get a combined 30-32 mpg that will make my day! I too was drawn to MC by the good gas mileage, and of course style. I also beleive personally that late 2007 we will see $4.00 a gallon regular but that discussion is for another time lets motor past those SUVs!