The MINI One D (not sold in the US) is getting a healthy increase in power for 2006 from it’s Toyota based Diesel (from Channel4.com):
The Mini One D will receive a thoroughly-revised new diesel engine from September, enabling it to meet the Euro IV emissions standards and also increasing power and improving performance. The revised engine management system and new exhaust gas re-circulation with catalytic converter has helped boost power output by 13bhp and torque by 10Nm, and acceleration 0-60mph has improved by nearly two seconds. It returns 58.9mpg.
[ More Power for cleaner diesel MINI ] Channel 4
MF Analysis: Interestingly it looks like this new improved MINI One D will only be around for a short amount of time. The next generation MINI scheduled to debut late next year will eventually see an entirely new engine used for it’s diesel model. You can read more about the next generation MINI diesel engine below.
[ Next Generation MINI Diesel ] MotoringFile
<p>“All Mini models will gain extra kit from September; a single-slot CD player, passenger airbag deactivation and a radio booster will be standard on all models, with Cooper S and Cooper S Convertible models gaining white indicators. The option of blue metallic paint has been extended throughout the range, and the option of sat nav with Bluetooth phone kit has been reduced by £210 to £1440 (£720 in Cooper S). Prices will become a little dearer, though, by an average of 2percent; the range will start from £10,995.”</p>
<p>Is any of this new info? I dont remember hearing about a passenger airbar deactivation switch.</p>
<p>The info you posted is specifically for the UK and was covered by MF in <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.motoringfile.com/2005/06/21/2006_changes_for_the_uk_market">this previous post</a>.</p>
<p>No US specific info has been released pertaining to the 2006 model year.</p>
<p>glassintrepid. As I understand it, it’s a passenger airbag deactivation, not necessarily a switch. I know the new 2005’s already have this feature, where if the weight on the seat or the seatbelt determines if the passenger airbag is activated or not. </p>
<p>I don’t keep up with the UK market though, so it may be that they are getting a switch.</p>
<p>Ah….Ok. Thanks!</p>
<p>does anybody know, whether is it stil
a toyata engine from the yaris ?
nothing heard about a similar
engine upgrade from the japs.
tia.</p>
<p>Are we ever going to get clean fuel here in the states so we can have cool engines that get ~60MPG? :(</p>
<p>its still the toyota engine yes, i understand its MINI who have re-engineered it, they already did a bit to it previously, slightly more power etc. </p>
<p>We are seeing alot of diesels over here in good old blighty. Personally i’m not a fan of diesel, the clouds of black smoke out of even modern diesels are not nice and their sound hardly makes them ‘sporty’</p>
<p>Hey, if a Toyota engine can work wonders in a Lotus Elise, I have no problem with one in a MINI. It’s probably the most reliable part in the Lotus! ;-)</p>
<p>Still love to see these in the states. 60 mpg!</p>
<p>At the Vancouver International Autoshow this year, transport Canada had a MINI One D on display. I was told they were in process of evaluating and certifying them for import to Canada. No timeframes were given though. </p>
<p>Maybe we’ll still see a few of them on this side of the pond.</p>
<p>This has been talked about before</p>
<p>Even with cleaner diesel fuel, the most modern euro-diesel will probably still fail California emissions when it comes to NOx…the prime ingredient in smog.</p>
<p>NOx afterall has nothing to due with the sulfer content of the fuel. So don’t expect this car in the US anytime soon.</p>
<p>BTW: US diesel will meet or exceed the European standard for sulfur content by 2007.</p>
<p>ULSD (Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel) becomes mandatory in the USA in June 2006. There is a short phase in to allow the system to sell-through, but we’ll have less than 15ppm sulfur by next fall.</p>
<p>That’s part of the equation as mentioned above. CARB emissions standards for NOx are too stringent for the current crop of motors, some would say even with ULSD. It is clearly true that these standards make it very difficult for diesel and somewhat easier for ethanol (read as “politics”). We finally get a modern fuel next year and join most of the rest of the globe, but our technical environment and these standards are not the same as Europe.</p>