2009 / 2010 Mini Cooper D

The newest Mini is offering 3.9L/100km which will have rivals shaking in their boots, to date no car has claimed such an economic fuel consumption. The mini cooper D now has the Australian title “The most economic car” however the upcoming 2010 Toyota Prius should be able to compete / beat the mini. Besides the performance and economic benefits there has not been much of a makeover, one detail that was touched on has been the new slimmer wheels, personally i am not a huge fan of slim rubbers but each to their own.

Below you can see the sexy internal beauty:

Mini Cooper D inside view

A new under-body aerodynamic panel has been fitted causing less drag and greater fuel efficiency, some components have been redesigned using aluminum to reduce overall weight again this helps with not only power to weight ratios but also contributes to less fuel usage.

Stop-Start technology has been utilized, when you come to a complete stop the engine basically stops which will help keep some coin in your pocket, some early criticism suggests the start stop system is not perfect and does have some noise issues when in heavy traffic.

I just realized i forgot to mention the “D” stands for Mini Cooper Diesel, in case you have not been able to catch up on auto news of late many car manufactures are turning to diesel engines and most companies are having great success running diesel engines.

Mini cooper D Quick stats:

• Engine 1560cc 4cyl, dohc, 16v t/d
• Max Power 80kW @ 4000rpm
• Max Torque 240Nm @ 1750-2000rpm
• Transmission 6-speed manual
• 0-100km/h 9.9sec (claimed)
• Price $37,350 (AUD)