EXCLUSIVE: The Spies get you the ULTIMATE guide to the new MINI

The go-kart in the compact segment is entering the next round: Starting in November 2006, the second generation of the MINI will be making its appearance on the road, the best-selling small car in the premium segment boasting evolutionary developed body design, a revolutionary change in the interior, as well as brand-new four-cylinder power units. And at the same time new features enhance both motoring comfort and driving pleasure.

The new model generation is entering the market first in the guise of the 128 kW/175 hp MINI Cooper S and the 88 kW/120 hp MINI Cooper. Both of these models will be followed in the first half of 2007 by the also brand-new MINI One featuring a 70 kW/95 hp 1.4-litre four-cylinder power unit. And last but certainly not least, the new MINI will also come with the most advanced, up-to-date turbodiesel technology.

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S4cabriofox - 10/10/2006 5:29:42 PM

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It's lost its charm.

trackturtle - 10/10/2006 6:47:01 PM

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Agreed. It may be fun to drive, but the charm has withered.

crackityjones - 10/10/2006 7:37:10 PM

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Who wants turbo lag with only a 5 hp increase? There is no news with these models. They're running in place here.

Agent004 - 10/10/2006 11:16:36 PM

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News for the Mini would be that it's going AWD. Now that would be something to get excited over.

Matthew1 - 10/10/2006 11:25:35 PM

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Hmmmmm, barely noticable turbo-lag, or the annoying whine of a supercharger?

crackityjones - 10/11/2006 1:50:09 AM

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I don't have a Mini, but lots of current owners like the whine from what I've read.

Rupert - 10/11/2006 6:09:17 PM

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i drove a cooper (non-supercharged) and that whines too. its the power steering, and it's bloody annoying.
imagine a mosquito in a megaphone.

TimE - 10/11/2006 9:23:25 AM

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"News for the Mini would be that it's going AWD. Now that would be something to get excited over."

Mini are considering to build Honda element type of vehicle: a funky van. And such van would have AWD. In the case this project does not get a green light, Mini Traveller wagon will get AWD as an option sometimes during its lifecycle.

It will be an upgraded AWD system Getrag had already developed for current MINI, but was never used in production.

Rupert - 10/11/2006 6:09:49 PM

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it doesn't look cute enough!

Sugarbelly - 10/13/2006 11:47:21 AM

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Style.

shep - 10/13/2006 7:14:39 PM

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Turbo Lag? Have any of you driven the new 335i? The reason why the 335 does not really have any, are things like "valvetronic", "double vanos" and "direct fuel injection". The MINI will have all this as well. I don't think that it will be a issue.