welcome to watchmojo.com when the menu was launched in north america driving
was launched in north america driving
was launched in north america driving was changed forever but that doesn’t
was changed forever but that doesn’t
was changed forever but that doesn’t mean that it will remain the same and
mean that it will remain the same and
mean that it will remain the same and this year the mini was redesigned we
this year the mini was redesigned we
this year the mini was redesigned we caught up with Stephen McDonald director
caught up with Stephen McDonald director
caught up with Stephen McDonald director of many to talk to them about the change
of many to talk to them about the change
of many to talk to them about the change so Tulsans Stephen why the redesign well
so Tulsans Stephen why the redesign well
so Tulsans Stephen why the redesign well it’s not so much that we redesigned the
it’s not so much that we redesigned the
it’s not so much that we redesigned the car and actual fact one of the things
car and actual fact one of the things
car and actual fact one of the things that are owners told us that they’re
that are owners told us that they’re
that are owners told us that they’re like most about the car was the design
like most about the car was the design
like most about the car was the design of it if you look at the car the most
of it if you look at the car the most
of it if you look at the car the most notable thing first of all is that the
notable thing first of all is that the
notable thing first of all is that the front end of the car has raised in
front end of the car has raised in
front end of the car has raised in height and that really is to accommodate
height and that really is to accommodate
height and that really is to accommodate the changes in a report the new
the changes in a report the new
the changes in a report the new pedestrian safety standards the back of
pedestrian safety standards the back of
pedestrian safety standards the back of the car has also been redesigned at an
the car has also been redesigned at an
the car has also been redesigned at an actual fact everything from the roof
actual fact everything from the roof
actual fact everything from the roof downwards is brand new on this car even
downwards is brand new on this car even
downwards is brand new on this car even though from first appearance it looks
though from first appearance it looks
though from first appearance it looks very similar to the previous generation
very similar to the previous generation
very similar to the previous generation mini the biggest changes really come
mini the biggest changes really come
mini the biggest changes really come under the hood because what we’ve done
under the hood because what we’ve done
under the hood because what we’ve done is we put in place a brand new set of
is we put in place a brand new set of
is we put in place a brand new set of engines in both the Cooper and the
engines in both the Cooper and the
engines in both the Cooper and the cooper s under the Cooper it’s no an
cooper s under the Cooper it’s no an
cooper s under the Cooper it’s no an all-aluminum construction it’s a
all-aluminum construction it’s a
all-aluminum construction it’s a demob engine that delivers approximately
demob engine that delivers approximately
demob engine that delivers approximately twenty percent better fuel consumption
twenty percent better fuel consumption
twenty percent better fuel consumption in the old vehicle the cooper has we
in the old vehicle the cooper has we
in the old vehicle the cooper has we have a new feature called a twin-scroll
have a new feature called a twin-scroll
have a new feature called a twin-scroll turbocharger what the twins Bowl
turbocharger what the twins Bowl
turbocharger what the twins Bowl turbocharger does is that it virtually
turbocharger does is that it virtually
turbocharger does is that it virtually eliminates that very traditional turbo
eliminates that very traditional turbo
eliminates that very traditional turbo lag what it means therefore is that you
lag what it means therefore is that you
lag what it means therefore is that you get ninety percent of the torque from
get ninety percent of the torque from
get ninety percent of the torque from about 1600 our p.m. onwards so this car
about 1600 our p.m. onwards so this car
about 1600 our p.m. onwards so this car really performs at a low rpm the mini is
really performs at a low rpm the mini is
really performs at a low rpm the mini is grown by about three inches in length
grown by about three inches in length
grown by about three inches in length most of that that length has been added
most of that that length has been added
most of that that length has been added within the rear seat allowing rear seat
within the rear seat allowing rear seat
within the rear seat allowing rear seat occupants to have a little bit more
occupants to have a little bit more
occupants to have a little bit more legroom is a little bit of additional
legroom is a little bit of additional
legroom is a little bit of additional trunk space not only in length but also
trunk space not only in length but also
trunk space not only in length but also in depth so you can store more things in
in depth so you can store more things in
in depth so you can store more things in your mini the next biggest changes in
your mini the next biggest changes in
your mini the next biggest changes in the interior of the car it’s all new
the interior of the car it’s all new
the interior of the car it’s all new it’s more premium it has higher grade
it’s more premium it has higher grade
it’s more premium it has higher grade plastics and materials it has additional
plastics and materials it has additional
plastics and materials it has additional features and of course it still looks
features and of course it still looks
features and of course it still looks like the mini looks with a central
like the mini looks with a central
like the mini looks with a central binnacle showing the speedometer and the
binnacle showing the speedometer and the
binnacle showing the speedometer and the rev counter right in front of you and in
rev counter right in front of you and in
rev counter right in front of you and in the current car you can have navigation
the current car you can have navigation
the current car you can have navigation combined with a speedometer in the same
combined with a speedometer in the same
combined with a speedometer in the same dial the other changes obviously are
dial the other changes obviously are
dial the other changes obviously are much more subtle and that’s where the
much more subtle and that’s where the
much more subtle and that’s where the true mini aficionado probably will have
true mini aficionado probably will have
true mini aficionado probably will have to compare their existing car to the new
to compare their existing car to the new
to compare their existing car to the new car to really see those
car to really see those
car to really see those excellent we’ve been joined now by
excellent we’ve been joined now by
excellent we’ve been joined now by Stephen McDonald director of many and
Stephen McDonald director of many and
Stephen McDonald director of many and you’ve been watching law central com
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