Meet The New MINI, Same As The Old MINI

by TTAC Staff

Published: November 18th, 2013

Photos of the re-designed MINI Cooper have been leaked ahead of its debut at this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show. As you can expect, it looks a lot like the old car.

The big news here is an all-new engine for the base car, a 1.5L turbocharged three-cylinder engine making 134 horsepower and 162 lb-ft of torque. The Cooper S retains a 4-cylinder, this time a 2.0L with 189 hp and 207 lb-ft of torque.

Both 6-speed manual and automatics are on offer, while the car is 4.5 inches longer, 1.7 inches wider and 0.3 inches taller. Absent on the new MINI is the goofy giant speedometer, now placed with a giant LCD screen.

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Tstag on Nov 19, 2013

Now that bmw have made the Mini bigger can we expect the Rocketman to appear?

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Oren Weizman on Nov 19, 2013

But can it reliable ?

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