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RedCooperNonChilli · Apr 25th, 2008, 12:29 PM

GoAuto is reporting that MINI Australia will introduce the MINI Cooper D within the next 12 months. Coupled with a 6 speed manual and a 1.6l 80kW/240Nm powerplant the Cooper D is said to be capable of consumption under 4l/100km. Add to that impressive emission figures of 104g/km and there’ll be a whole bunch of Hollywood actors realising they could have looked cool and still been green, instead of buying a Prius.

BMW Australia are anticipating that new sales growth will come from the diesel segment and as a further show of faith in that prediction they will also be introducing an all new diesel 7 series, expected for Australian deliveries in 2010.

The Australian introduction of the Cooper D is great news for MINI fans as it had long been believed, and confirmed from the inside, that a diesel powered MINI was virtually impossible for the Australian market.

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AprilWhine · Apr 25th, 2008, 01:14 PM

Maybe there's hope we'll see it in the US too eventually.

Apr 25th, 2008, 12:29 PM	#1
RedCooperNonChilli R56 Cooper S Chilli My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 07:48 AM Posts: 112 Offline	Australia to get MINI Diesel GoAuto is reporting that MINI Australia will introduce the MINI Cooper D within the next 12 months. Coupled with a 6 speed manual and a 1.6l 80kW/240Nm powerplant the Cooper D is said to be capable of consumption under 4l/100km. Add to that impressive emission figures of 104g/km and there’ll be a whole bunch of Hollywood actors realising they could have looked cool and still been green, instead of buying a Prius. BMW Australia are anticipating that new sales growth will come from the diesel segment and as a further show of faith in that prediction they will also be introducing an all new diesel 7 series, expected for Australian deliveries in 2010. The Australian introduction of the Cooper D is great news for MINI fans as it had long been believed, and confirmed from the inside, that a diesel powered MINI was virtually impossible for the Australian market. AUSmotive.com » Blog Archive » MINI to introduce diesel model in Australia

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AprilWhine Loves the Fuzzy One Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Black Hills S Dakota Local Time: 03:48 PM Posts: 16,780 Offline	Maybe there's hope we'll see it in the US too eventually. Global Moderator

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