Comments on: MINI USA Sales Down 7% for March

By: elmo

elmo — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:55:56 +0000

The peugeot 207 has 2 engines :

1.6 Hdi 90cv 1.6 Hdi 110 cv FAP

5 speed gearbox

110 cv start prixe 18 500 EUR ...

I guess the mini entry level diesel will start at 20 000 EUR ...

By: elmo

elmo — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:42:24 +0000

Wil the new diesel engine be 1.6 or 1.9 liters ? Actually a 1.9 liter HDi fits in a 206. I drove a 206 with 1.9Hdi and for sure it would be a dream machine in a mini.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 21:04:10 +0000

I believe that it's the new Peugeot 207 that is getting the BMW engineered- PSA subsidized engine set for the new MINI. And the HDi in the current 206 should be a different engine from the diesel used in the current MINI which I thought was Toyota-sourced.

And you can have all the american engines you want. While some are great, generally they are low tech, low refinement pieces. Not bad, just no where near a BMW engine.

I'm looking forward to the new engine.

By: hexproject

hexproject — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:26:13 +0000

damn.. in france… they will have lights that flash in 5 different languages… we need that here in SOCAL.. since people don’t stop when police ask them too..

By: Gabe

Gabe — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 16:16:28 +0000

The new MINI petrol engines were designed and engineered by BMW and will be assembled at Hamms Hall in the UK.

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 16:14:43 +0000

BMW may have partnered with PSA but aren’t the MINI motors being built at the Hams Hall facility in GB?

By: Boutros

Boutros — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 14:59:18 +0000

Even the French Highway Police are opting out of the Peugot: http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonwheels/03/30/subaru_police.reut/

By: elmo

elmo — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 14:53:05 +0000

Its really a bad thing, I actually have a Peugeot 206 SW HDi with exactly the same engine :( It’s noisy , very noisy !

By: elmo

elmo — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 14:50:42 +0000

Thank you.

Here is the correct link :

http://motoringfile.com/2005/03/28

By: Gabe

Gabe — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 14:48:06 +0000

FYI – you have to name it something other than the URL for it to work. The link in my comment does link to the story.

By: Kurt Collins

Kurt Collins — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 14:46:57 +0000

Here’s the correct LINK

http://motoringfile.com/2005/03/28/next_generation_mini_diesel_revealed/#more-4120

By: elmo

elmo — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 14:44:32 +0000

Gabe, your link is not working :

http://motoringfile.com/2005/03/28/nextgenerationminidieselrevealed/

By: Gabe

Gabe — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 14:38:27 +0000

elmo - actually the next generation MINI diesel will be from PSA as well: Next Generation MINI Diesel Revealed

It also happens to power some European Fords.

By: elmo

elmo — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 14:26:44 +0000

If you dont product you dont sell. Expect penury and decrease of sales for the coming months.

By the way, I'm french and I worry about next mini quality, I owned many peugeot (206) and I have a bad feeling about the R56 engines ...

Hopefully, here, in France, we will have Diesel engine which will come from GM (ford) !

Il will buy a Mini D with US engine :) Thank you guys, and good luck with your next Peugeot petrol engine MCS :)

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:12:10 +0000

I’m assuming model changes are the cause of both of these figures. BMW is still reaping the benefits of the re-designed 3-series, and while I don’t think many people are buying the $90,000ish M5, it is also a new addition. Gabe, or anyone, do you think the general public is aware of the MINI redesign for 2007, or has the R50/53 simply reached its saturation point?