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F56 MINI One 1.2 first drive review

"Entry-level MINI One gets a 1.2 three-cylinder engine and a welcome torque boost, but you might want to upgrade the standard wheels:

This is the MINI One, the entry-level petrol version of the new, third-generation MINI. It features a brand new three-cylinder engine, a 1.2-litre turbocharged unit, that’s essentially a reduced cubic capacity version of the 1.5-litre engine used in the new MINI Cooper.

It still gets direct injection and double-VANOS, as well as a stop-start system, but power drops from 134bhp to 101bhp and price goes down from the Mini Cooper's £15,300 to the One’s £13,750.

As with all the other new MINIs, the One is made on the same new BMW front-wheel-drive platform that will be used in other future models both from MINI and BMW.

The new model replaces the old MINI One, which had a 1.6-litre naturally aspirated four cylinder, with 97bhp but only 113lb ft of torque, compared with the new model’s 133lb ft, this is a real boost to in-gear acceleration."

More here:

http://www.autocar.c...st-drive-review

 

 

Edited by mab01uk, 29 May 2014 - 04:47 PM.