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12-02-10 No. 151
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ŎŪůŪġńŰŰűŦųġŅ Fifteen years ago, we went to London, Oxford and Paris. Mini cars were most welcomed in those countries. Out of a large variety of mini cars on the street, obviously, mini was the most attractive in those cities. To certain people, Mini represents practicality. It was revolutionary way back then, when you compared them with Morris Minor and the original VW Beetle. The Mini was still smaller than both of them. When, we first saw the Mini Cooper D, it was something different. A piece of art that we thought we knew but seemed to be a little bit strange. However, the Mini Cooper D was very attractive. Everyone on the street knew that it was a retro car, but there were something different. The car was actually much larger than the original Mini. Driving the Mini Cooper was again giving the person something totally different. It is not powered by the normal petrol engine. It was powered by a turbo diesel engine. This engine plus all of its accessories helps to lower its fuel consumption rate to just 3.9Litre per 100kms, as claimed by BMW. However, its massive torque was able to unleash between 1,500 to 2,000 rpm. Hence, a lot of drivers wouldn’t know the difference between the petrol and the diesel engine. But, actually, it takes a little bit less than 10 seconds to pull the car from stand still to 100kms.
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One of the most important tricks that help to lower the fuel consumption was by simply cut down the engine when idling. When the gear is in neutral, the engine will stop. When the clutch is depressed again, the engine fires up. The Stop Start technology was widely used by other companies as well. I came across similar technology with Land Rover and Smart. The Mini uses similar technology, but generally, I feel, it can give a pass to that function. Strictly personal, a high tech Mini shouldn’t be doing that to cut down a mere few percentage of fuel consumption that trades off for quicker response. But if that is what you are thinking about, the truth is you can shut down the stop start function and still enjoy your crispy fun driving. Other thing that might interest you was that, it is practical to sit four people in the car. A little bit more room than the Smart but 75% more expensive than it. As the real fuel consumption is just marginally less than the Toyota Prius, you might still want to hang on to the real deal of conventional cutting edge technology but not giving up to the hybrid electro-combustion motoring age. Enjoy the Mini Cooper D, it worths every cent.
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15ԑࠉȂרঈෆўڗগභȂвࢻڷБᏍȂӵٲড়࠲ڷѿϛȂωࣺٙ࿋ ߔ᠍ڧȄՄӵσທωࡓϛޟಀӻωٙϛȂయฒᅸ୰ȂMiniശЕΡݧҬޟȄ ᄇܻ࢚ٲ੫ۡޟΡတՄِȂMiniᄂҢޟܒфߒȂӵన८ޟܒڼωٙंี ၾၯΰȂ࿋ձӱᓞШၶMiniӣೃ٨ωٙоЅσಀശߑޟҦᙫਢȂձོี౪ MiniШѺঈޟᡝᑖौωȄ
ଢ଼Ȟଔ؏-ୄٙȟኄݿӵڏтءٙᇧഅ୦ܚҡءޟٙϛೝኄޟݿᔖҢȂ ٽԃӵၯߏڷSmartϛȂר൷ႄڗႆխޟȄMiniٺҢխޟȂϚႆ ܻרՄِȂMiniᔖ࿋຺ູΙђȄΙএڎരଽऋޟMiniϚᔖ၎ኺୈȂ࣏ ΟѫЍٲ೨ᐽਟੑૉᏲमЕᔝפޟഀІᔖΨ६ճȄϚႆȂԃݎձζቄᇯ ࣏Ȃ٥ቄٱᄂձџᜰഖΙђȂӣਢٷณџоڧٴᎽᎻޟሆዅ፸Ȅ
࿋רঈΙԩࣼڗMini Cooper DޟਢঐȂឈுѺࣼΰўԤٲϚӣ൶லȂҽष Ι Ӈ רঈ о ࣏ Ռ Ϗ ዣ ޟ ޣ ࠢ ࠓ Ԥ ٲ೨ ޟ ۉཐ ឈ Ȅ Ϛ ႆ Ȃ Mini Cooper DٷณΪϷ֜ЕΡȂؐΙΡٖӵທΰޟΡޣၾѺΙᎄඈѠޟٙ ȂծάԤٲϚΙኺȂѺᄂሬΰौШശߑޟMiniौσΰ೨ӻȄ
ѪΙӇௌџཐᑹ፸ٱޟѺџоܛၷѲӪԙΡॸࡊȂШSmart฿฿ӻΟΙٲ ުȂϚႆӵቋਿΰζᡙΡޟȂШSmartौິю75%Ȅհ࣏ઍғࣸݶٙȞࣸ ݶ໔ѫѫЍܻᙴҤPriusȟȂௌϫԤהఖџоӵڧٴ༈ಛԌᆒޟӣਢȂ ϚܹణڎരҐپਢфޟܒωϱᐽᐠёႫԱޟፒӫωءٙޟᎽᎻᡝᡛȄپפ ᅾڧٴᎽᎻMini Cooper D֑ȂѺઍғސޟԤܚȄ
ᎽᎻMini Cooper DӔԩϠᎽᎻׇޱӒϚӣޟཐڧȄѺ௴ҢޟϚΙૡءޟ ีݶଢ଼ᐠȂՄ௴Ңᎈቨᔆ਼ีݶଢ଼ᐠȄᐃᆎȂีଢ଼ᐠёΰڏт ሄօ೩രӇΙଔȂσσԤօܻ६ճᐽݶੑૉȂؐ100ϴ٨༉ૉݶ3.9LȄϚ ႆȂڏᛁσׯޟઐஊភܹ1,500 Ս2,000ᙽኵʝϷȄӰԪȂϚЍᎽᎻޱџ ཐឈϚюีݶ਼ڷݶءଢ଼ᐠޟୢտȄծᄂሬΰȂୢտᗙԆӵޟȂӵ၎Е ᔝήȂีଢ଼ءٙᓗХڗ100ϴ٨/ωਢޟഀ࡙ѫሯϚڗ10ऌមȄ Ԥօܻ६ճݶૉޟശ१ौޟПݲϞΙȂ൷Ѝีଢ଼ᐠުᙽޟਢȄ࿋௶ᔬ ՝ܻުᔬਢȂЕᔝོୄၼհȂ࿋ӔԩࡸήᚔӫᏢȂЕᔝ൷ོีଢ଼ȄีႫం
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