According to Automotive News Europe and “sources” BMW will let the current agreement to produce the “Prince” family of engines lapse in 2016. While this isn’t a surprise (we’ve known for many years that BMW intended to go it alone for 3 and 4 cylinder engine production) this is the first time we’ve seen a... (visit MotoringFile for the full article) More...
Does that mean MINI will replace all the models by then? That would be ahead of time for a number of them.
300 hp mini with all4. Can I put my order in now for a coupe? I don't care what color. Just gimme comfy seats and something that can interface with the newer iphones.
They should be able to do better than 300 HP since in the "aftermarket" world you can get 250, 300 and even 400 hp that's reliable from a Mini without NOS. Then again that's for a 1st Gen R53 so 300 hp for a 3rd or 4th Gen may be ok.