subject: Mini With Facelift On His Iconic Model Range [print this page] Mini presented today the first pictures and information of facelift surgery in his iconic model range. Changes are minor interior and exterior.Mini facelift makes its official debut today, after several spy photos anticipated since last month, promising a fresh air within the range. However, the British chose not to radically change the appearance of their model. The front side received a nine grid with chrome inserts, a redesigned bumper, and can improve test scores in Euro NCAP pedestrian design, new headlamps and ornaments LED lights for days.
The same reluctance and interior, where the English have replaced the controls for the air conditioning system and audio connection that has received secondary and MP3 reader. All the inside, customers will receive a mini Connected that offers compatibility with iPhone and is able to play audio and video files to display messages on Facebook and Twitter with an application.
As an absolute novelty on the outside customers can opt for three packages of personalization, dubbed Scenes, Classic and Rally, which include body and roof colors for different equipment richer and rims with new design.
Under the hood, absolute novelty is the introduction this fall of a new diesel engine from the BMW 116d brother corporation. Even so, the range will include the same types of diesel engines Mini One D with 89 horsepower and the Mini Cooper D with 110 horsepower.
Top economic version will provide a torque of 270 Nm between 1750 and 2250 rotations, sufficient to help the English model to accelerate from 0-100 km / h in 9.7 seconds and reach a top speed of 196 km / h However, lower emissions from 104 g per km to a tax free amount, 99 g per km. Diesel unit can be recovered and the Clubman, which emits 103 g / km, but the convertible, the first time.
Facelift will affect John Cooper Works performance version, which retains the same power under the hood, 208 horses, but comes with new sports seats, black leather with red seams Red Chilli. The package is completed by 17-inch wheels, available in black color also, and instrument cluster with anthracite accents
