World Premiere: MINI Cooper SD and Countryman SD

MINI Cooper SD – new 2.0 liter engine with 143 horsepower

Just a few months subsequently the market launch of the new MINI family and the MINI Countryman, the beginning of 2011 has brought some other wave of driving fun and individuality in the premium brand's authentication style. The MINI Cooper SD, due for launch in jump 2011, volition be the most powerful diesel variant all the same in the MINI line-up.

The new 2.0-litre engine developing 105 kW/143 hp – available for the MINI, MINI Clubman, MINI Convertible and MINI Countryman – volition drum up even more power yet burn extremely small amounts of fuel. Motor sport enthusiasts will welcome the new John Cooper Works Pack selection also on offer for the MINI and MINI Convertible.

Furthermore, the customary selection of personalisation options available for drivers to configure their MINI in their own image has taken on fifty-fifty greater proportions. The newly developed MINI Yours product range offers a host of extremely attractive customisation options. The first ambassador of the exclusive and innovative MINI Yours style will be the MINI Clubman Hampton special edition.

MINI Cooper SD: Impressive on the power, frugal at the pumps.

The new MINI Cooper SD slots into the range above the MINI One D with 66 kW/90 hp and MINI Cooper D developing 82 kW/112 hp as the most powerful diesel MINI. Its 2.0-litre iv-cylinder turbodiesel unit produces maximum output of 105 kW/143 hp at four,000 rpm. A stand-out characteristic of the new diesel is its mighty pulling ability, which remains on tap fifty-fifty under heavy loads; maximum torque of 305 Newton metres (225 lb-ft) is available betwixt 1,750 and two,700 rpm. Add this to the splendid balance betwixt output and fuel consumption familiar from the other models in the MINI family plus extraordinary power development for a four-cylinder engine, and the MINI Cooper SD has all the tools the sporty driver could e'er need.

In its basic construction, the new 2.0-litre diesel fits the same template as the 1.6-litre units fitted in the MINI One D and MINI Cooper D. Its all-aluminium crankcase helps to keep the weight of the engine as low equally possible, while the turbocharger with variable intake geometry develops the right level of power at all engine speeds. The engine in the MINI Cooper SD has a model-specific and extremely powerful turbocharger controlled past the engine management organization, while common-track direct injection with solenoid-valve injectors positioned centrally in the cylinder head ensure that the fuel is fed in extremely precisely and efficiently. The injection system works with maximum pressure of 1,600 bar and ensures optimum mixture preparation in the combustion chamber.

The new MINI Cooper SD is also fitted as standard with an extensive range of MINIMALISM technology. In addition to the engine's efficiency, features such as Brake Energy Regeneration, the Car Start/Stop function, Shift Point Display, Electric Power Steering and the need-based operation of ancillary components assist to produce outstanding fuel economy for this output grade.

To ensure that its emissions are as make clean every bit possible, the MINI Cooper SD is fitted with a diesel particulate filter and an oxidation catalytic converter. No extra injections of fuel are required to clean the particulate filter. And, as with all current MINI models, the new diesel variants meet the EU5 exhaust emissions standard. Comfort levels on the motility, meanwhile, are aided by the 4-cylinder engine'south low vibrations and harmonious acoustic properties; here, the particularly sonorous soundtrack of the MINI Cooper SD unit when pushing on through higher revs lifts it to a higher place its two diesel stablemates.

The 2.0-litre powerplant demonstrates its sporting credentials in the MINI Cooper SD with acceleration of 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 8.one seconds and a top speed of 215 km/h (134 mph). This outstanding level of efficiency is reflected in boilerplate fuel consumption in the EU test cycle of 4.3 litres per 100 kilometres (65.7 mpg imp) and CO2 emissions of 114 grams per kilometre. The new MINI Cooper SD Clubman reaches 100 km/h (62 mph) from a standstill in viii.half dozen seconds and also has a summit speed of 215 km/h (134 mph). The average fuel economic system of the MINI Cooper SD Clubman is 4.four litres per 100 km (64.ii mpg imp), while CO2 emissions stand at 115 yard/km. The MINI Cooper SD Convertible, meanwhile, highlights its sporting potential with a 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) time of 8.7 seconds and a maximum speed of 210 km/h (130 mph). Its extra dose of driving fun combines with average fuel consumption of 4.v litres per 100 km (62.8 mpg imp) and CO2 emissions of 118 g/km.

In the MINI Countryman this extra-sporty diesel engine teams upward with either front-wheel drive or the all-wheel-bulldoze organization MINI ALL4. The MINI Cooper SD Countryman sprints from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in nine.3 seconds, the MINI Cooper SD Countryman ALL4 in 9.iv seconds, on the way to top speeds of 198 and 195 km/h (123/121 mph) respectively. The front-bike-bulldoze MINI Cooper SD Countryman has fuel economic system of four.6 litres per 100 km, the all-wheel-bulldoze variant achieves 4.nine litres per 100 km. CO2 emissions are 122 and 130 grams per kilometre respectively.

The models fitted with the new diesel powerplant come up every bit standard with a six-speed manual gearbox, whose ratios are tuned advisedly to the engine's performance characteristics to enable powerful and silky smooth acceleration. A set up-to-drive weight of 44.8 kilograms (98.vii lb) makes this the lightest gearbox of its kind. Added to which, it sets a new criterion in the MINI segment with its brusk shift travel and impressively precise action. A six-speed automatic gearbox will also be bachelor from launch every bit an option. Its exceptionally short shift times and direct "target gear" finding capability on downshifts also allow the automated to raise the sporting graphic symbol of the MINI Cooper SD. The six-speed automatic will also be available for the MINI Cooper D, MINI Cooper D Clubman, MINI Cooper D Convertible and MINI Cooper D Countryman from spring 2011. In the interests of delivering the optimum combination of engine and gearbox, these models will also be powered past a 2.0-litre diesel unit of measurement. This variant matches the output and torque of the 1.half dozen-litre engine in the model variants with transmission gearbox.

The MINI Cooper SD also uses model-specific blueprint features to bear witness off its sporting credentials. The about powerful diesel model in the range stands out – similar the flagship petrol model, the MINI Cooper S – with its extra-large air intake in the front end frock and an air scoop on the bonnet. Like the MINI Cooper South, it also displays its model identity in its side indicator surrounds (in its case with "SD" lettering) and has twin tailpipes positioned in the eye of the rear apron. The MINI Cooper SD, MINI Cooper SD Clubman and MINI Cooper SD Countryman also come with an eye-communicable roof spoiler.

[Source: MINI ]

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