The new MINI continues
its worldwide triumph. At the 12th International Automobile &
Manufacturing Technology Exhibition - or Auto Shanghai 2007 for
short - the new MINI Cooper will be the central focus of the
brand's presentation. The new generation of the MINI is now
causing a stir in Asia's growth markets, thus again confirming
the global popularity of the fascinating brand MINI.
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In the Chinese business metropolis of
Shanghai, MINI also presents another facet of its characteristic
combination of driving pleasure and youthful lifestyle from
April 22nd to 28th: the MINI Cooper Convertible, the world's
only premium category vehicle to offer driving pleasure for four
people under the open sky.
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With its completely renewed design,
which nonetheless represents an evolutionary development of its
essential features, the new MINI Cooper will be presented to a
Chinese public interested in both stylistic originality and
pioneering technology in equal measure.
The new MINI Cooper is powered by a
completely newly developed 1.6 litre 4-cylinder engine with 88
kW/120 bhp. In conjunction with the 6-speed automatic
transmission - which is standard on the Chinese market - it
accelerates to 100 km/h in just 10.4 seconds and has a top speed
of 197 km/h. Its average fuel consumption is 6.7 litres.
The second highlight at China's most
tradition-steeped international automobile fair is the presentation of
the MINI Cooper Convertible, whose 4-cylinder engine delivers an output
of 85 kW/115 bhp from a capacity of 1.6 litres. The MINI Cooper
Convertible is supplied in China as standard with a continuously
variable CVT automatic transmission. The open-top four-seater
accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 11.2 seconds and achieves a maximum
speed of 182 km/h. Its average fuel consumption is 7.6 litres per 100
kilometres.
With the new MINI Cooper and the MINI Cooper
Convertible, two vehicles will be at the centre of attention in Shanghai
which not only have fascinating charisma and uniquely agile handling to
offer but also lasting value. The two models lead a ranking list
published by the German automobile magazine "Auto Bild" based on the
value retention of all motor vehicles available on the German automobile
market. With an estimated resale value of 70 per cent and 69 per cent
respectively after a period of three years, the MINI Cooper Convertible
and the new MINI Cooper won the title of "World Champion 2007".
