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Get a turbocharger, spremilo like a lemon and add a set of rims alloy: the up-grade motor is served. Not even need to worry about food: petrol and diesel, provided supercharged. For over a year away from the market only adjustment aesthetic, Hamann presents the kit engine dedicated to R56 Mini Cooper S and Cooper D.

For the 1.6 diesel, an increase of chivalry is equal to 26 “horse” (136 total disbursed to 4000 rpm), while the pair reaches the wall of 300 Nm (40). The sibillina sister S, however, is offered for double “gradation” Thanks to change the control of injection, the numbers version of “soft” in Item reported 204 power and 300 Nm under the heading couple.

After about 164,000 cars manufactured, closes the production of the current generation of Mini convertible: the last exemplary product in the Mini factory in Oxford is a Cooper S convertible Sidewalk body with silver-white metallic, sold to a passionate American. In the English establishment, employees gave heartfelt goodbye to small Mini convertible. “For us - said the Director, Oliver Zipse, - this is the end of an era.

Due to the constant increase in demand, the British establishment has reserved for an indefinite period, its production capacity with the models Mini and Mini Clubman. However next year will bring dowry in the new Mini convertible MK II, now ready to limestone roads worldwide and to continue the success of the first series.

In a board of directors held a couple of days ago, Norbert Reithofer, chairman of BMW has announced some important industrial strategies that the house propeller is preparing to implement in the near future and of which we offer a brief summary. The good news for purists of the German mark is that the “project X7,” after being put in maybe for a few months, was finally cancelled.

The next efforts for the SUV category will focus instead on the Hybrid version of X6, the car will adopt the same technologies that we will find the series 7 hybrid arriving in the second half of 2009. Arriva instead a welcome confirmation: BMW will soon have its own seeds GT four-door (probably the road version of CS). Unfortunately, however, is not leaked any information on realizzativi times. Green light for the Mini SUV and the new generation of Rolls-Royce Phantom that will be marketed in a few months.

The news of cooperation that BMW and Fiat are evaluating what currently is still fresh, but more shares begin to tick the first indiscretions on the detail of future agreements. What it comes exactly?

As we anticipated, the network of dealerships Mini will support the marketing of Alfa in America, and the counterparty will be the arrival of the mechanics of small Turin in England. Now we can point out that according to the news more fresh, the next generation of the Mini (the third is expected in 2012), with all derivatives, and the heirs of Fiat Grande Punto and Alfa Romeo MiTo relatives will be so very close, because that arise on a common architecture designed by Italian contractor.it is new car.

What is more, the other news-bomb is that from 2015 Mini will develop a second family of larger models that will complement the current and that grows on the platform C-Ages, also of native Italians. On this floor, which will give rise to front-wheel drive models and integral, will be based for example, the Project 940 del Biscione.

The new Mini will have its version Cabriolet. The spy photos are decidedly explanatory and little change compared to previous model, and then find a classic hood electric fabric that takes the shape of version 3 closed doors. Outstanding reveal the shape and size of the integrated roll bar in rear head restraints.

In addition to the new dashboard, the mini cabriolet receive the new petrol engines made in collaboration with PSA and systems Efficient Dynamics introduced to lower consumption and emissions system start stop, spy for the gear shift, alternator and oil pumps and power steering “smart “Low absorption.

The debut of the new Mini Cabriolet is set for October, at the hall of Paris, but the marketing will begin only with the summer season in 2009. It is not yet certain version of diesel with 1.6 HDI 110Cv Peugeot.