Next generation MINI in development (awd maybe?)
10-29-2004, 10:29 AM
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Next generation MINI in development (awd maybe?)
Originally Posted by motoringfile.com
AutoWeek.nl (a dutch publication) has the scoop on an all-wheel drive MINI that Getrag (the company the supplies manual transmissions for MINI) has developed for future study. While the prototype was created solely by Getrag, execs at BMW appear to be following development closely. Here's an excerpt from the article (loosely translated from Dutch)
The power of the all-wheel drive MINI is not divided evenly over all wheels. Most of the power is sent initially to the rear wheels. However once the system senses a loss of traction, the power is distrubted more evenly to the front wheels . On the test track the all-wheel drive MINI appeared 10 per cent faster than the standard front wheel drive car.
When we can expect an all-wheel drive MINI in showrooms is yet unclear. BMW development leader Burkhard Goschel has ridden already in the prototype and, according to Getrag, was “impressed”.
The power of the all-wheel drive MINI is not divided evenly over all wheels. Most of the power is sent initially to the rear wheels. However once the system senses a loss of traction, the power is distrubted more evenly to the front wheels . On the test track the all-wheel drive MINI appeared 10 per cent faster than the standard front wheel drive car.
When we can expect an all-wheel drive MINI in showrooms is yet unclear. BMW development leader Burkhard Goschel has ridden already in the prototype and, according to Getrag, was “impressed”.
Well it's a prototype developed by Getrag. I doubt the current models are going to be going AWD but hope for next gen is there...
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10-29-2004, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
I wonder with retro cars like the Mini, what exactly the manufacturers are supposed to (or even able to) do styling-wise for the next generation.
10-29-2004, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by DVPGSR
Well they have the convertible ut they could make a 4-door hatch and and SUV. :dunno:
you're half right...
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Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
I wonder with retro cars like the Mini, what exactly the manufacturers are supposed to (or even able to) do styling-wise for the next generation.
aka 911, hopefully it wont be a radical departure.
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10-29-2004, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by velfarretokyo
So basically we'll now be able to buy a $30k+ compact hatchback.
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Originally Posted by velfarretokyo
So basically we'll now be able to buy a $30k+ compact hatchback. What has the world come to when you can sell a car to throngs of people like this???
you can do that now with the current MINI Cooper S.
take a cooper S add JCW package and all the available factory options and you are at around or just above 30k
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Originally Posted by benjamin
I used to sell Mini Coopers. I would be very, very, VERY surprised if all wheel drive became an option on a Cooper.
me too at least for the current generation.
next gen is supposed to be a lot cheaper to produce :blah: :blah: so it's a possibility.
of course who would have thought we'd get LSD as an option :chuckles:
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