Friday, November 28, 2008

British Open Reinhold Schnupp

In the second edition of the Mini Cabriolet, the most innovations hidden under the sheet. Through frugal engines and more space, the BMW offshoot from England an almost sensible car

Nobody should believe that there is already everything in the car. The fine BMW's Mini brand has for the renewal of their convertibles now an additional tool created especially for younger buyers a wide grin in the face should conjure. For the device, there is obviously no German name, but everyone should also understand what an "Always Open timer" means: The ad next to the large tachometer informed about the journey, the car with zurückgeschlagenem hood is underway. BMW says, the "Always Open timer" should be the top-without-driving motivation. When clients who are interested in these cars, could actually lead to future according to seek records, regardless of whether the nose drips.

The new Mini convertible at prices from 22 500 euro as Cooper and 26 500 euro as the Cooper S is not a revolution for this body variant. Among major changes, there was no reason: The BMW predecessor was ripped from his hands, he has 164 000-times sales. It was obvious weaknesses of the cars. These included the small space and the weakly engines from the cooperation with Chrysler. The whole thing was and there is at the new prices, the critical viewer can breath falter. Because the Mini was and is now even a small car.

What in the new model is new, follows - except the "Always Open timer" - mainly rational considerations. Take, for example, the consumption: The 120 hp strong is, according to Cooper by BMW at 5.7 liters, on average, the Cooper S with 175 hp is 6.4 liters. Compared to its predecessor, improved the Mini convertible by around 23 percent, which of course also for the CO2 emissions applies.

Besides the new engines contribute to the improved consumption values also BMW-saving techniques in typical. For Mini, they are not, however, under the name "Efficient Dynamics" led, but the "mini Minimalism '- English words which mean almost the same. To include as standard a brake energy recovery, a switching point display and a start-stop function for equipment. Only air dampers in the radiator grille to improve aerodynamics, like the new BMW 7 Series, Mini can not offer. They are expected at the small cars probably also only marginal improvements.

Reason coupled with aesthetics has led to changes in the rollover bars behind the two rear seats held. They now close to the amount of head restraints, what the car in zurückgeschlagenem hood gives a harmonious silhouette. Previously there were two foreign objects such as ironing positioned behind the rear seats, now they shoot electronically at the risk of stroke than upwards.

The other external changes are expected at first sight probably only mini-driver recognize: How are the front lights slipped slightly higher, the front apron as a whole is revised.

Have been retained on the other hand, some details about the suspected owner of each vehicle of this type would be delighted. The roof opens during the trip (up tempo 30) and has, like the VW Eos, a sunroof feature. Only when it is mini - in contrast to VW with four folding steel roof - a fabric design, in the slightly open to considerable wind noise leads. The BMWs are engineers at its British offshoot, the Oxford English will be built, probably can not change.

The reason encounters with the Mini so open to their limits, even if it is interested, where the effectiveness of a daily convertibles is important, yet another enticement is: How has the open mini reversible a split rear seat backrest and a large Durchladeöffnung between luggage and passenger space. It makes it useful to expand now 660 liters. That is 55 liters more than the predecessor, for golfers and skiers should be relevant.

The boom in mini, according to BMW of small cars with the strongest gains, can go on. The extradition of the convertibles from 28 starts March next year.

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