- by Brian Byrne
Two new MINIs for Geneva
27 February 2003: The BMW-owned MINI brand will showcase two new versions at Geneva - a howling 'works' version from Cooper, and the new diesel MINI with engines supplied by Toyota.
John Cooper Works, the original British company behind the legendary Mini Cooper, has developed two new aftermarket and retrofit tuning kits. The kits will be available from both the John Cooper Works organisation and all official MINI dealers.
The kits include features such as a modified cylinder head with higher compression, modified engine electronics, a special air filter and rear silencer. The MINI Cooper ‘Works’ generates a maximum output of 126bhp at 5,750rpm. This is an increase of 11bhp over the standard car. Maximum torque is increased to 155Nm from149Nm and is available at 4,700rpm.
This power hike gives the MINI Cooper ‘Works’ a top speed of 128mph and a 0-62mph sprint of 8.9 seconds. 50-75mph in fourth gear takes 10.1 seconds.
By installing an even more powerful and higher revving compressor, the MINI Cooper S ‘Works’outputs 200bhp at 6950rpm (an increase of 37bhp over the standard car) and a top speed of 141mph and a 0-62mph in 6.7 seconds and 50-75mph in 5.6 seconds.
Specially designed sports seats and a ‘Works’ 18-inch alloy wheel are available for John Cooper Works cars, and can be retrofitted to all MINIs.
The MINI One D will have a 1.4 litre, 4-cylinder diesel engine, producing 75 bhp and maximum torque of 180 Nm at 2000 rpm. Fuel consumption in the combined cycle averages 58.9 mpg.
A six-speed manual transmission is fitted as standard on the MINI One D (and also the MINI Cooper S).
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