MINI is launching a performance diesel.
The MINI Cooper D will go on sale from April.
It will be the most economical MINI to date: 64.2mpg. But it will also zip to 60mph in under 10secs.
It will also be low on company car tax.
It has emissions of 118g/km. For tax year 2007/08 it will sit in the 18% tax band.
But for the 2008/09 tax year it drops into the new low emissions tax band when its rating will be just 13%.
The Cooper D will also be joined by a new version of the MINI One.
The One uses a new 1.4-litre engine that’s almost capable of 50mpg, the official figure is 49.6mpg.
But while the engine is smaller than the old 1.6-litre One, it has more power (95hp).
Here’s the key information on the new MINIs:
MINI Cooper D
- Cost £14,190
- Power
- 110hp
- Economy
- 64.2mpg
- Emissions
- 118g/km
- Tax band
- 18% (07/08); 13% (08/09)
MINI One
- Cost £11,595
- Power
- 95hp
- Economy
- 49.6mpg
- Emissions
- 138g/km
- Tax band
- 15% (07/08); 15% (08/09)
All the flare of a Cooper, but the fuel economy of a diesel. That’s the new MINI Cooper D recipe‚ which also includes low company car tax liability.
