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HarryHBMCC · Mar 27th, 2003, 09:49 PM

They could continue to use Tritec engines in Coopers and ONE's while using the new engines in S's. We'll find out as it happens, I'm sure.

Originally there were plans to use the BMW K1200 motorcycle engine or a derivative but they determined that the engine was too tall to fit under the hood/bonnet. The MINI was designed first from the outside and then it seems they tried to squeeze everything inside that packaging.

Harry

Mar 27th, 2003, 09:49 PM	#3
HarryHBMCC MINI2 Master Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Guelph, Ontario, Can Local Time: 05:00 PM Posts: 2,686 Offline	They could continue to use Tritec engines in Coopers and ONE's while using the new engines in S's. We'll find out as it happens, I'm sure. Originally there were plans to use the BMW K1200 motorcycle engine or a derivative but they determined that the engine was too tall to fit under the hood/bonnet. The MINI was designed first from the outside and then it seems they tried to squeeze everything inside that packaging. Harry MINI Cooper Cabrio: now the car with go cart handling really feels like an open go cart! "... the only man that can come home at 3 am in the morning without getting into trouble with his spouse is the owner of a British sports car!" -- Phil Bailey