The MINI Cooper Cabrio is a convertible/cabriolet with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power to the front wheels.
The MINI Cooper Cabrio is one of the R57 range of cars from MINI.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.6 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) at 6000 rpm and 160 Nm (118 lbft/16.3 kgm) at 4250 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
With a stated kerb weight of 1165 kg, the MINI Cooper Cabrio manages to cover the 0-100 km/h sprint in 9.8 seconds and the standing kilometre in 31 seconds.
Its maximum speed claimed is 198 km/h (123 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 7.4/4.7/5.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 137.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2467 mm | 97.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1459 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1467 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Length | 3699 mm | 145.6 inches | |
| Width | 1683 mm | 66.3 inches | |
| Height | 1414 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 139 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1165 kg | 2568 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.97 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.69 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW/PSA | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 85.8 mm
3.03 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 160 Nm (118 ft·lb) (16.3 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.1 kW/litre 74.9 ps/litre 73.8 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.13 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1258.2 kPa (182.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 31 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 198 km/h (123 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 102.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 101.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.24 kg/kW 22.12 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.4/4.7/5.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.4/4.7/5.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 13.5/21.3/17.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 38.2/60.1/49.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 31.8/50.0/41.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 137.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/65 R 15 84H | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/65 R 15 84H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 259 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.35 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 191829 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | R57 | ||
| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 MINI Cooper Cabrio added 2008-11-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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