De 31500 $ à 36500 $ pour une Mini Cooper Convertible

[Pistoles]

Mini Canada announces pricing for 2005 Cooper convertible

Whitby, Ontario - The new Mini Cooper Convertible will be priced at $31,500 for the base Cooper and $36,500 for the supercharged Cooper S, announced BMW Canada. Production is scheduled to begin in August.

The Mini's new soft top features a function that allows the roof to also open as a sunroof. A press of a button will deliver a fully retracted roof in 15 seconds. The integrated sunroof can be opened up to 40 centimetres and operated at speeds up to 120 km/h.

Due to the removal of the solid roof, major reinforcements have been made to the body to ensure extremely high levels of torsional rigidity. Key points of note are the strengthening of the side sills, stiffened plates in the door sills near the A- and B-pillar joints and struts between the engine mount and strut towers. The standard roll-over bars are integrated into the rear of the body without compromising the pass through area for luggage.

L'EXTRA avec ça :?: Non merci :!: :wink:

[Konnan]

À ce prix-là, il faut vraiment aimer les bébelles...

[To_Yo_Ta]

Ishhhhhh!!!!!!!!! :roll:

[STONE_COLD]

C'est dans les mêmes prix que la NewBeetle.

[Le Baron]

C'est une BMW décapotable, fallait s'y attendre.
Comme dit l'autres, une NewBethléem décapotable c'est aussi cher mais combien plus poche!

[Pistoles]

C'est dans les mêmes prix que la NewBeetle.

Tu as tout à fait raison Stone_Cold mais ça n'a pas de bon sens...

[V@nquish]

Eb plus, j'sais pas mais mesemble que ça doit pas être ben ben bo une mini cooper décapotable :?

[homer]

Je vois pas ce qu'il y a de scandaleux, c'est le prix moyen pour un convertible de cette catégorie. C'et peut-être un peu plus chère mais j'imagine que c'est le prix à payer pour char cooollll ! 8)

[Dave]

Bahh, c'est le prix à payer pour ces belles petites bébelles qui vont déambuler dans les centrevilles de Mtl, Ottawa et Toronto. Anyway, ils n'auront pas de difficulté à convaincre les BCBG et les fashion style de ces villes qu'une mini décapotable, c'est cool !

[Chang]

Trop cher...

Tu peux avoir une PT Cruiser décapotable à 26 995$... :???:

Et les avantages sont nombreux: fiabilité éprouvée (le 2.4L de 150 HP au moins), réseau de concessionnaires bien établi (en cas de pépin), conception pour notre climat (capote isolée, vitre arrière en verre et avec dégivreur, chauffage adéquat). En plus d'être plus spacieux (critère secondaire, j'avoue). Et plus performant (150 HP contre 115).

Et pour le prix de 36 500$ et ça excède le prix de la version turbo de 220 HP...

Trop cher je vous dis...

[Pistoles]

Voilà qui corrobore les dires de Chang

Test Drive:
Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring Turbo convertible
By Jil McIntosh
Photos by Paul Williams

Say what you like about sedans - there is nothing like a hot summer night, an open road and the top down. Cool wind in my hair, warm smell of colitas and all that (no, I have no idea what colitas are, either).

So when I picked up the Chrysler PT Cruiser convertible, the first thing I did was lower the top, despite threatening skies. And it stayed down, even when I hit a bit of rain. If you saw an idiot out on the highway, looking up at the sky and yelling, "I don't care what you do! I am NOT putting up this roof!" that was me.

The ragtop has come full circle: we haven't had this many available in decades. Chrysler claims that, at $26,995, the 2005 PT is currently the cheapest drop-top in Canada.


That gets you the base Touring model, with a 2.4-litre, 150 horsepower 4-cylinder engine. An extra $1,500 attaches a turbo, for 180 horsepower; the GT starts at $31,785, and its high-output turbo tops out at 220 horsepower. Transmission choices are a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic, with a way-cool cue ball shifter.

I've owned a PT for four years, and I found my tester's 180 horses hit a happy medium. The base engine in our hatchback can be anemic, while the 220 horsepower's neck-snapping momentum off the line gets tiresome. The base turbo also takes 87-octane fuel, while the GT prefers 91. That can add up. The PT is thirstier than many 4-bangers, returning 10.9 litres/100km for me. But hey, the top goes down! (I can forgive a lot when motoring open-air.)

Overall, the convertible shares characteristics with the hatchback - responsive handling, comfortable upright driving position and simple controls, thoughtfully placed. The ragtop has considerable cowl shake, but doesn't feel flimsy. Much of that is due to the reinforcing carrying handle - oops, sport bar.

The top is a simple operation - turn a handle and hit a switch, and roof and windows go down. Attaching the vinyl boot cover is fiddly, but a retractable panel would raise the price considerably.

The vinyl boot cover also robs a great deal of rearward visibility, especially for shorter drivers. But hey, the top goes down! It's quieter than expected with the top up, and the rear window is glass, with an electric defogger.

The design also compromises the hatchback's legendary cargo capacity (but hey...). The trunk lid swings up and out, so you have to bend in half to access the 74 cm trunk. However, the rear seats both fold and tumble - via trunk-mounted latches, so you can lock belongings securely with the roof down - to a maximum 124 cm of storage.

The question to ask, if you've never owned a convertible, is if you will do the extra maintenance. Soft tops don't need cotton-wool coddling, but there are a few realities: they can mildew if lowered too long when they're damp, and they should be washed by hand, not an automatic car wash. You can't treat it like a metal roof.

It's not as functional as PT hatchback, and the squared-off roofline is controversial - but hey, the top goes down, and summer nights beckon. How did we kid ourselves into thinking that a sunroof was ever good enough?

Technical Data: 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring turbo convertible

Base price $26,995
Options $ 4,515 (turbocharged 2.4 litre engine $1,500; 4 speed automatic $1,120; side airbags $500; 4 wheel disc brakes with ABS $765; AM/FM/CD 6 disc changer $455; driver's seat power height adjustment $175)
Freight $950
A/C tax $100
Price as tested $32,560
Type 2-door, 4-passenger convertible
Layout transverse front engine/front-wheel-drive
Engine 2.4 litre 4-cylinder, turbocharged, DOHC, 16 valves
Horsepower 180 @ 5100 rpm
Torque 210 lb-ft @ 2800-4500 rpm
Transmission 4-speed automatic
Tires 205/55R-16 all-season touring
Curb weight n/a
Wheelbase 2616 mm (103.0 in.)
Length 4288 mm (168.8 in.)
Width 1704 mm (67.1 in.)
Height 1539 mm (60.6 in.)
Trunk volume 210 litres (7.4 cu. ft.)
Fuel type unleaded regular 87 octane
Fuel consumption City: 11.7 l/100 km (24 mpg)
Hwy: 9.1 l/100 km (31 mpg)
Warranty 3 yrs/60,000 km
Powertrain Warranty 7 yrs/115,000 km
Assembly location Toluca, Mexico

Pour les photos:
http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jm/05ptconv.htm