Road Test
Mini Cooper
Test date 29 November 2006
Price as tested £16,475
For Strong Performance, nimble handling, ride, style
Against Dull-sounding engine, lack of space
How much ?
- Price as tested £16,475
- Price as tested £17,425
How fast
- 0-30mph no data
- 0-60mph no data
- 0-100mph no data
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
no data
How thirsty?
- Test average
no data
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
45.6 / 35.8 mpg
- CO2 emissions
149 g/km
How big?
- Length
3714 mm
- Width
1683 mm
- Height
1407 mm
- Wheelbase
2467 mm
- Weight
1130 kg
- Fuel tank
50.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls Inline , 1598 cc
- Max power 173 bhp at 5500 rpm
- Max torque 177 ft at 1600 rpm
- Specific output 108.3bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 153bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 77.0x85.8 mm
- Compression ratio 10.5:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st no data
- 2nd no data
- 3rd no data
- 4th no data
- 5th no data
- 6th no data
- Final drive no data
Suspension
- Front Single-joint Mc Pherson spring strut axle with ant-drive
- Rear Longitudinal struts with centrally-pivoted control arms, Z-axle
Steering
- Type Electro-hydraulic power steering
- Lock to lock 2.50
Brakes
- Front 294mm ventilated discs
- Rear 259mm discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 6.5J x 16in in
- Size rear 6.5J x 16in in
- Made of Light Alloy
- Tyres front 195/55 R16 87V RSC
- Tyres rear 195/55 R16 87V RSC
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