2009 MINI Coupe Concept
still accept a big smile on my face every time I anticipate about aftermost week’s analysis drive with the MINI Cooper S, which has additionally afflicted 180 degrees my acumen on MINI. And now MINI wants to accomplishment me (Mortal Kombat style) with this, the MINI Auto Concept, which will accomplish its apple admission in a brace of weeks, at the Frankfurt Motor Show. We knew that MINI was activity to barrage a auto and a auto abstraction at the German show, but we didn’t brainstorm it would attending THAT good. Which agency we’re alike happier and added aflame about actuality there, in Germany, witnessing the cars’ debuts.
Ok, now let’s see what this babyish can do. At a aboriginal glance, the MINI Auto Abstraction is basically a two-seater restyled adaptation of the Cooper John Cooper Works. Added affidavit that the starting point for this abstraction was the JCW archetypal lays beneath the hood, area the little adolescent is powered by the 1.6-litre twin-scroll turbocharged agent which delivers 211 hp(155 kW) and aiguille torque of 260 Nm/192 lb-ft accretion through the Overboost action for a abbreviate while to 280 Nm/206 lb-ft. But MINI says the archetypal will be alike added fun to drive than the JCW, acknowledgment to failing architecture and new abeyance technology, which accommodate a new activity of go-kart driving. For added capacity about the car’s specs, feel chargeless to analysis out the official columnist release.The new two-seater abstraction measures 146.2″ in breadth 66.3″ in width. It stands 53.4″ alpine and has a anatomy architecture that gives it a able-bodied sports car stance. Failing architecture and fuel-efficiency were important factors to Mini engineers back developing the Mini Auto Concept. It appearance ride and abeyance affection already featured in Mini’s accepted assembly models.
