Super TestCar reviews - Mini - Hatch - CooperMini modelsEngine28 Jun 2002 By BRUCE NEWTON THE Mini Cooper is powered by a new 1598cc, single overhead camshaft, four-cylinder engine called Pentagon, which was developed by BMW with Chrysler. It delivers a healthy 85kW at 6000rpm and 149Nm of torque at 4500rpm, which is a figure closer to the class average. The engine runs on standard unleaded fuel, meets the EU4 emission requirements and at just 120kg is a light unit even though it uses a cast-iron block rather than all-alloy construction. Did you know?The Pentagon engine is built in Brazil and installed in the car at BMW's Oxford plant in the UKAll car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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