MINI LOOKS SET to combine the sportiness of the Cooper S with the thriftiness of the Cooper D, if these new photos and the reports of our spy photographers are anything to go by.
The MINI in these photos features a sportier front bumper and the same centrally-mounted exhaust as the Cooper S and John Cooper Works. However, onlookers report a distinctive diesel note when the car was started.
Powered by a 1.6 litre in-line four-cylinder diesel, the current Cooper D produces 80kW with the help of a little turbocharging.
With the appropriate Cooper S tweaks, the Cooper D’s diesel could conceivably develop around 110-115kW.
As the styling tweaks in these photos show, a Cooper D S (Cooper S D?) would make for an appealing alternative to the upcoming Golf GTD, which produces 125kW from its larger 2.0 litre turbodiesel.
Of course, MINI has offered no official word on the topic. It remains to be seen exactly what this car represents for the brand.
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At last,a small diesel that will have sport car performance.
Looks like it did when it was first released.