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Starting next year drivers in the Los Angeles and New York areas will be able to lease a fleet of 500 all-electric Coopers from BMW's Mini division.
The Mini E, as it's called, will be able to travel 150 miles on a single charge with a top speed of 95 miles per hour.
For this test fleet of vehicles, BMW will reimburse customers for the cost of charging. But at a monthly cost of $850, driving the Mini E will not be cheap.
Besides the car and electricity, however, the monthly payment will cover all required technical service and...
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Some initial imagery of the new John Cooper Works special edition Mini Cooper have surfaced online. The appearance kit is the first of its kind for the next-generation Mini, which was unveiled earlier this year.
The kit includes a new front fascia, black grille, sporty side sills, a new rear fascia with an integrated diffuser, 19 inch wheels, a large rear spoiler, and carbon fiber treatments throughout.
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A British engineering firm has put together a high-performance hybrid version of BMW's Mini Cooper. The PML Mini QED has a top speed of 150 mph, a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds. The car uses a small gasoline engine with four 160 horsepower electric motors — one on each wheel. The car has been designed to run for four hours of combined urban/extra urban driving, powered only by a battery and bank of ultra capacitors. The QED supports an all-electric range of 200-250 miles and has a total range of about 932 miles (1,500 km). For longer journeys...
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felix 3 years 2 months ago
BMW officially took the wraps off its 2007 MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S models today, and we've gathered all of the official info and high resolution imagery in one post for you. Featuring a completely new body design, revamped interior, and a brand-new engine in naturally-aspirated and turbo variants, the new MINI looks to build on the sales success of its predecessor, launched in 2001.
Although visually similar to the last model, every body panel on the new, larger MINI is different. Mechanically, the new model strives to retain the...
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