Sentences with phrase «engines in the mini»

It's a good job that you can turn the ESP off fully because although 204bhp isn't much in a hot hatch these days (and it doesn't seem to have the vim of the same engine in the Mini — partly due to gearing, I suspect) the front tyres struggled to really lay the power down cleanly.

The third generation MINI Convertible's John Cooper Works variant is powered by the most powerful engine in the MINI range, a 2.0 - litre turbocharged four - cylinder petrol unit that produces 170 kW (231 hp) and 320 Nm of torque.

What do you do when the engine in a Mini Cooper S doesn't have enough power?

BMW uses a 1.5 liter 3 - cylinder engine in the Mini Cooper and the 2 - Series Active Tourer, and Ford now puts a 1 liter, 3 - cylinder engine in the Fiesta and other cars as their sole means of propulsion.

All engines in the Mini Clubman range come with a very slick six - speed manual transmission as standard, which we feel many buyers will be satisfied with.

All engines in the Mini Clubman range come with a very slick six - speed manual transmission as standard.

The MINI John Cooper Works Countryman, fitted with the most powerful engine in the MINI model range and equipped as standard with the ALL4 all - wheel - drive system, assures the driver of extreme driving fun on any terrain.

The 3 - cylinder petrol engine in the MINI One has seen an increase in capacity to 1.5 litres, increasing maximum torque by 10 Nm, taking it to 190 Nm.

This ambition has inspired even more power from the new four - cylinder engine in the MINI John Cooper Works Countryman, as well as ensuring further gains in efficiency.

This engine was first used in the 2013 BMW i8 and 2014 Mini Hatch - replacing the previous four - cylinder engine in the Mini - and is intended for future front wheel drive BMW products.

The company plans to set up its own independent dealership network and will offer buyers with both petrol and diesel engines in the Mini range.

Not exact matches

A Porsche turbo with 900 horsepower racing a Mini which is like as wide as it is long with a big crazy engine in it.

Once this process is complete the mini will be sent to Munich to be fitted with its engine, before ending its journey back at the mini plant in Oxford for final assembly.

Despite the traction issues, the engine doesn't feel like it's imbued with quite as much vim and eagerness as in the 208bhp Mini JCW, partly, I suspect, due to taller gearing in the DS3.

BMW isn't ready to share any specifics about the engine but admitted it is part of a new engine family with three - cylinder (B38, used in the i8 and new Mini Cooper) and four - cylinder (B48, in the Cooper S) variants.

The Hams Hill engine plant currently looks after the four - cylinder engines that power the smaller cars in BMW's range - including the X1, 1 - Series, 3 - Series and all Mini engines - pumped out over 440,000 engines in 2011 alone.

OHV which means Over Head Valve (the cam is usually in the block, below the valves and acts upon the valves with pushrods and rocker arms) An example of this being the Austin Morris A-series engine as found in the original Mini.

If BMW's superb 2.0 - liter I - 4 would fit in the Mini's tiny engine bay, it could potentially provide the extra power the Countryman needs without hurting the fuel economy too badly (the bigger 3 - series with that engine actually does slightly better on fuel than the Countryman).

Power delivery is more linear compared with similar - size engines in the Nissan Juke and the MINI Cooper S, but the Veloster is also significantly flatter in response to throttle changes.

It's unlikely the car will be able to travel for long at this speed before the combustion engine (likely Mini's existing turbocharged, 1.5 - litre three - cylinder unit) kicks in - and heavier uses of the throttle pedal will also see the engine start up, just as it does in plug - in hybrids from BMW.

The engine is the same 1.6 - litre turbocharged bundle found in the Mini Cooper S but in the DS3 Racing it is tuned to a JCW - rivalling 204bhp and 203 lb ft, which should see it sprint from standstill to 62mph in 6.5 sec before going on to reach 146mph flat - out.

Featuring a combination of both electric and petrol motors, it achieves a 4.5 second 0 - 60 time using a highly tuned version of the 3 - cylinder petrol engine found in the new Mini.

And there was one more twist: a space - saving shared lubrication system for the engine and gearbox, just like in the contemporary Mini.

It's not only the Mini's most powerful diesel option yet, but the biggest engine in its 54 - year history.

Another possibility outside of the engines we already see in the Mini lineup is a two - cylinder BMW motorcycle engine to pair with the 80 - hp electric motor.

An all - new, turbocharged straight - six engine, code - named B58, is part of a new engine family with three - cylinder (B38, used in the new Mini Cooper) and four - cylinder (B48, in the Cooper S) variants.

It's still up in the air which engines the upcoming BMW 1 - Series sedan will take on, but we know the UKL platform currently supports the Mini Cooper's 134 - hp 1.5 - liter turbo three - cylinder, the Cooper S's 189 - hp 2.0 - liter turbo - four, as well as a tuned version of the 2.0 - liter that makes 231 hp in the 2015 Mini Cooper JCW and BMW 225i Active Tourer.

Our heroes will have plenty of performance at their disposal, as the Mini Cooper S is equipped with a 2.0 - liter turbocharged inline - four engine rated for 189 hp and 207 lb - ft of torque, enough to rocket the cars to 60 mph in 6.4 or 6.5 seconds, depending on whether buyers pick the six - speed automatic or manual transmission.

Before what became the Morris Mini-Minor and Austin Seven debuted in 1959, BMC gave Cooper and Issigonis the go - ahead to develop 1,000 Mini Coopers that would be upgraded with disc brakes, a close - ratio manual transmission, a larger - displacement engine, and two carburetors instead of one.

Our Mini, with its 1.5 - liter turbocharged engine, is subject to an EPA fuel - economy adjustment that came about after an error was found in Mini's calculations.

Mini has not announced any powertrain information on the Mini JCW concept, although we expect a highly - tuned version of the new turbocharged 2.0 - liter engine used in the 189 - hp 2014 MINI CoopeMini has not announced any powertrain information on the Mini JCW concept, although we expect a highly - tuned version of the new turbocharged 2.0 - liter engine used in the 189 - hp 2014 MINI CoopeMini JCW concept, although we expect a highly - tuned version of the new turbocharged 2.0 - liter engine used in the 189 - hp 2014 MINI CoopeMINI Cooper S.

In the case of the Mini Superleggera, R&D is currently pleading for a relatively radical solution that would pair a 120 - hp two - cylinder in - line motorcycle engine driving the rear wheels with an 80 - hp e-motor driving the front wheelIn the case of the Mini Superleggera, R&D is currently pleading for a relatively radical solution that would pair a 120 - hp two - cylinder in - line motorcycle engine driving the rear wheels with an 80 - hp e-motor driving the front wheelin - line motorcycle engine driving the rear wheels with an 80 - hp e-motor driving the front wheels.

Despite the additional power and torque and Mini's claim that the 2017 is faster than before (zero - to - 60 mph in 7 seconds versus 7.3 seconds), the Cooper S Countryman feels sluggish because it's using the same engine as the two - door Cooper S Hardtop but carrying around 900 more pounds (that's a lot of hamburgers).

When the high - performance 2016 Mini Clubman John Cooper Works eventually arrives, it will likely come standard with All4 all - wheel drive and the 228 - hp version of Mini and BMW's turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder, an engine already offered in other new Mini JCW models.

We try the new Mini Cooper SD range, a brisk BMW diesel engine used in every mini, from hatchback to coupe, roadster to PacMini Cooper SD range, a brisk BMW diesel engine used in every mini, from hatchback to coupe, roadster to Pacmini, from hatchback to coupe, roadster to Paceman

Both engines can be mated with either a six - speed manual or an eight - speed automatic transmission, and Mini says the Cooper S manual can go from 0 - 60 mph in 6.9 seconds.

WHEN Coupe in late 2011; Roadster in 2012 MATCHED TO MINI»S MISSION To emphasize their sportier statures, the Roadster concept debuted in 2009 with the 175 - hp S engine and the Coupe received the 208 - hp Works engine.

Back to top 500 Abarth Fiat's performance - oriented Abarth model comes in 500 hatchback and 500c soft - top form, and it competes with sporty models like the Mini Cooper S. Its turbocharged 1.4 - liter four - cylinder engine makes 160 hp.

The weaker engine earns little reward in gas mileage, with EPA numbers (21/27/23 mpg city / highway / combined) that are closer to the V - 6 Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro convertibles than to Fiat's and Mini's figures.

The typically polished Mini Cooper S is also a constant threat, offering a similar combination of a 2 - litre turbocharged engine and dual - clutch gearbox in its recently facelifted guise.

When they arrive in showrooms, though, we expect both cars to be available with all three of Mini's 1.6 - liter engines.

Back to top 500 Abarth Fiat's performance - oriented Abarth model comes in 500 hatchback and 500c soft - top form, and it competes with sporty hatches and convertibles like the Mini Cooper S. Its turbocharged 1.4 - liter four - cylinder engine makes 160 hp and 170 pounds - feet of torque.

In essence it is a bit like a mini Porsche 918 Spyder with its combination of a petrol engine, electric motors and four - wheel drive.

Both of these new engines will be available from July, joining three other petrol power plants and two other diesels, all of which are available in three - or five - door cars, a first for the Mini.

Both engines are amazingly refined, without a bit of the quirkiness I've often found in other Minis.

Those figures are similar (though strangely, not identical) to what you'll find in the regular Mini Cooper, but given the Countryman weighs over 200 kg more than the smaller hatch (245 kg, in like - for - like in Cooper form) the engine does have more work to do.

Back to top 500 Abarth Fiat's performance - oriented Abarth model comes in 500 hatchback and 500c soft - top form, and it competes with sporty models like the Mini Cooper S. Its turbocharged 1.4 - liter four - cylinder engine makes 160 hp and 170 pounds - feet of torque.

The S E Countryman ALL4 is Mini's first plug - in hybrid vehicle, which uses a 1.5 - liter three - cylinder engine to drive the front wheels through a six - speed automatic transmission, while the rear wheels are driven by an 87 - hp electric motor powered by a 7.6 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion battery.

Developed just a stone's throw away at the neighbouring Opel Development Centre, this Corsa has a boosted 1.6 - litre engine, upgraded turbo and new sports exhaust, and it now boasts over 200bhp, helping it take the fight to talented rivals in the shape of the Mini John Cooper Works and the Renaultsport Clio 200 Cup.

The new Countryman will also herald Mini's first ever plug - in hybrid model, though a range of more conventional engines and transmissions will also be offered.