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MINI Beachcomber Concept gathered on the sunny part of livlihood and more crap for spontaneous action. Thanks to its optimum flexibility, the car is capable of balancing all types of several requirements, of course, deal among sharp build in the external environment.
It only offers MINI Beachcomber Concept all the qualities essential to everyday motoring, providing greater opportunities to meet new demands and weather conditions.
Soft roof from the beginning of a person completely and forming a compressed block allows very convenient and at the same time, efficient lighting, depending on rain and weather. When necessary, the roof can be drawn in the car a few moments wished Tonneau protection on the boat, convenient attachment to the windscreen frame, rear panel and side vents.
Made scary neutral, and at the same time, a very special elastic layer, the roof is subject to a transparent plastic, put on side and rear, serving as windows.
In its functional qualities, the roof should be the same standard as the large number of complex and demanding outerwear combination of maximum compensation from the wind and rain investments in least weight.
Mount point in the possession of a roof in a position equally strong, sturdy and user-friendly, surrounded by two entrances and a rear door opening and final time when the roof is in place, of course, keeping out water projects and outside.
As AO good number of possibilities for reliable coverage significantly in bad weather, MINI Beachcomber Concept can be obtained by installing plastic accurately recorded on the roof, sides and rear. Made of ultra lightweight plastic material, such resistant wrote implement decisive with removable hard top, the doors and trunk of a car cover. And again in the major financial design and uncompromising comfort, put on his face come Rumyantsev MINI Beachcomber concept.
Inside, it is able to comfortably capacitate four full-grown adults
31st August 2009
Even the rear seats have ample room for comfortable journeys. BMW has it well-planned where you are able to dictate several factors for personalization of the interior. You can choose between an impressive array of options for accent panels, trim panels, ambient lighting, electronics, striping kits and upholstery materials/colors.
As in 2008, the 2009 Cooper is available as a 2-door hatchback (called the hardtop), a convertible and the MINI John Cooper Work. There’s also a MINI Cooper with an extended wheelbase known as the Clubman. Of course, the trim levels haven’t changed. The Cooper and the higher-performing Cooper S are still the only ones available.
The MINI company has always been about minimalism. The original MINI Cooper concept dates back to the early 1950s. Today, with a global oil crisis in full swing and a planetary desire for conservation, the MINI fits in better than ever. The newest designs for the MINI Cooper are sleek - racy looking.

Pricing for the base 2009 Cooper starts at $19,200 and the John Cooper Clubman starts at $31,450 and climbs with optional packages and features added. The basic warranty for all MINI Coopers stays in effect for 4 years or 50,000 miles. The MINI also earned a respectable 4-star safety rating from the NHTSA for frontal crash tests.

It’s a fun, sporty, one-of-a-kind subcompact car that utilizes a BMW engine. The news this year stems from the newly available turbocharged Cooper S which cranks out 177 lb-ft of torque from 1600 to 5000 rpm. This makes the Cooper S perform considerable better than its supercharged predecessor. The engine is mated to a 6-speed Getrag transmission.
The aforementioned 2007 redesign marked the beginning of the second generation for the MINI Cooper. While it appears quite similar to the 1st generation, there are still marked differences upon closer inspection. It’s a practical vehicle that is ever so fun to command. Its seating is surprisingly comfortable and it actually has quite a lot of useful cargo space as well. It is EPA-rated for fuel economy at 28/37 mpg city/highway - an impressive asset for any car in today’s economy.
MINI One is powered by a 1.4 liter Tritec engine, but all other gasoline-powered MINIs have 1.6 liter engines, and a soft-top convertible option has been available across the line since 2004.
In the United States and Australia, only the MINI Cooper and Cooper S are sold because the MINI One’s engine is not considered to be powerful enough to support the use of air conditioning, a necessity in those countries. In reality, however, the only difference between the engines in the MINI One and the Cooper models is a software change tuning the Coopers for a compromise between power and economy, rather than the peak performance option selected on the One. Roughly seventy percent of US sales, and fifty percent of sales in Australia are the top-of-the-line Cooper S.
MINI Cooper and Cooper S echo the names of the sportier version of the classic Mini. A further connection to the Cooper heritage is emphasized by the eponymous John Cooper Works (JCW) range of tuning options available. Cooper created a one-off racing model of the MINI One called the MINI One S Works, which includes performance-enhancing features such as a racing exhaust and air filter and an upgraded suspension, as well as 17-inch racing wheels.
The various MINI models have many style and badging differences, but the most obvious is that the Cooper S has a distinctive scoop cut into the hood to provide airflow over the top mounted intercooler.
2010 MINI One D
4th August 2009
A new entry-level diesel model is going to join the MINI hatchback’s European range from September 2009. The MINI One D uses a detuned version of the Cooper D’s 110HP 1.6-liter common rail turbo diesel producing 90 horsepower at 4,000 rpm and a maximum torque of 215Nm or 159 lb-ft from 1,750 rpm. With this engine that is linked to a 6-speed manual gearbox, the MINI completes the sprint from 0 to 100km/h (62mph) in 11.5 seconds and achieves a top speed of 182 km/h or 113 mph.

MINI’s UK division is lowering the bar once again with the release of a new entry-level gasoline model called ‘First’ that is priced at £10,950 OTR or £1,395 less than the MINI One. Available only in three-door hatch form, the First is equipped with a detuned version of the 95HP 1.4-litre petrol engine currently found in the One that produces 75 horsepower and is linked to a six-speed manual gearbox.
The Mini Cooper and Cooper “S”
3rd July 2009
Mini was disqualified after the finish, along with six other British entrants, which included the first four finishing cars, under a questionable ruling that the cars had used an illegal combination of headlamps and spotlights.Minis were marketed under the Austin and Morris names until Mini became a marque in its own right in 1969.The Mini was again marketed under the Austin name plate in the 1980s.
The original is considered an icon of the 1960s,and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout (that allowed 80% of the area of the car’s floorpan to be used for passengers and luggage) influenced a generation of car-makers.The vehicle is in some ways considered the British equivalent to its German contemporary, the Volkswagen Beetle, which enjoyed similar popularity in North America. In 1999 the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20th Century, behind the Ford Model T.






