With that engine, the Cooper S
Paceman gets 181 horsepower and 177 pound - feet of torque.
On the interior, the signature central speedometer makes an appearance with a new black surround while the rear of
the Paceman gets two bucket seats for extra kneeroom thanks to the cutouts in the front seatbacks.
However, when I earned my Catapult badge making a zero - to -60-mph run, I noted an initial dead spot in the acceleration before
the Paceman got up and went.
Not exact matches
Under its skin the
Paceman has
got firmed - up suspension and revised steering compared to the Countryman.
The versions which gain the option are the 181bhp Cooper S petrol, 141bhp Cooper SD diesel and the range topping John Cooper Works, which in the ALL4 four - wheel - drive Countryman and
Paceman,
gets a 215bhp 1.6 - litre turbo engine which aids a 140mph top speed and sub - 7.0 sec 0 - 60 time.
Recently at the 2012 LA Auto Show, MINI showcased its new
Paceman model, which it has now announced will
get a hot John Cooper Works variant.
The
Paceman is scheduled to go on sale in the first quarter of next year, and we expect a pricing announcement as it
gets closer to its release date.
For all - wheel drive, you'll have to
get either
Paceman S ALL4, or John Cooper Works
Paceman.
The Concept version MINI
Paceman is fitted with a 1.6 - litre JCW turbocharged 4 - cylinder engine under its bonnet which generates 211 horsepower and 280 Nm of torque, which
get put to work by a 6 - speed manual gearbox and the car's ALL4 AWD system.
The most powerful version is of course the
Paceman S which
gets a 1.6 - liter gasoline engine that delivers a total of 184 horsepower and a peak torque of 177 pound - feet.
Paceman is a cooler name the Countryman Coupe and it will stop buyers coming out of a MINI showroom with the much smaller MINI Coupe because they
got confused with the now enormous range of MINI models on offer.