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cooper4us · Apr 3rd, 2003, 10:19 AM

I think the current 1.6L TRITEC engine is terrific and yes, it is still a BMW engine. The TRITEC was co-developed with then Chrysler Corporation in the late 1990's before the hostile takeover in 1998 by Daimler.

The 1.6L TRITEC Supercharged engine (MCS) was just awarded one of the 10 best engines in the world by the highly respected Ward's Automotive publication magazine.

I think everyone's beef with this engine is the lack of low end torque. Otherwise it has excellent fuel economy, durability (Metal Timing chain instead of a rubber timing belt), reliability and good power and performance above 2,000 RPM).

Apr 3rd, 2003, 10:19 AM	#15
cooper4us MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Local Time: 02:59 PM Posts: 1,423 Offline	I think the current 1.6L TRITEC engine is terrific and yes, it is still a BMW engine. The TRITEC was co-developed with then Chrysler Corporation in the late 1990's before the hostile takeover in 1998 by Daimler. The 1.6L TRITEC Supercharged engine (MCS) was just awarded one of the 10 best engines in the world by the highly respected Ward's Automotive publication magazine. I think everyone's beef with this engine is the lack of low end torque. Otherwise it has excellent fuel economy, durability (Metal Timing chain instead of a rubber timing belt), reliability and good power and performance above 2,000 RPM). '02 MINI Cooper CVT On Order: 2004 MCS (Est production date: 9/5/03)