Mini Cooper D
1560 cc 109.5 PS
0-100km/h 9.90 s
195 km/h
fuel consumption 5.6/3.7/4.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined
Whatever was wrong with the MINI Cooper S we tested back in October, now they seem to have fixed it.
The Cooper Diesel I've just handed back
was exactly how I think a MINI should be.
I guess in driving the pre-production cars we must have been guinea pigged. BMW was trying out various suspension and tyre combinations to find out which we would find most acceptable.
That would explain why MINI project leader Horst Radibojevic was anxious to cross-examine all of us at the coffee break half way through the test drive.
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/mini/cooper-diesel-r56-2007/