Our friends at Bigblogg have scooped the first technical info of the upcoming BMW diesel that will power the Cooper S D. While we’ve reported (along with a few other outlets) that the engine was coming, this is the first confirmed power figure.As previously reported engine is the 2.0 turbocharged BMW diesel found in the [...] More...
If they can get a 2.0L turbo diesel in a Cooper, why not a 2.0L turbocharged gas engine too? Holy torque-steer batman, think of the car-nage!
There is some talk about just that. When BMW / MINI comes out with their super 3 cylinders. The scuttlebutt has the 2.0L going into the JCW package.