The Globe and Mail reported yesterday, in an article concerning the national fuel standard to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, that BMW Canada will start introducing diesel vehicles in Canada as early as next year.
Lindsay Duffield, president of BMW Canada Inc., said that Canada needs cleaner diesel fuel and confirmed that BMW is seriously considering bringing in the diesel version of its Mini already sold in Europe.
The Mini Cooper D will be capable of returning an astonishing 60 mpg or under 4 liters per 100 km. The D runs on a diesel-sipping 16-valve, 1.6-litre 4-cylinder. Output is rated at 110 hp and 177 lb/ft of torque. The only available transmission is a 6-spedd manual. The 100 km/h mark is reached in 9.9 seconds.
The Mini pulls off these numbers by incorporating regenerative braking, a driver-defeatable stop/start system on manual transmission-equipped cars and by adding a shift light that tells the driver what gear to select to ensure maximum efficiency.
We say: Bring it!
photo:MINI
Lindsay Duffield, president of BMW Canada Inc., said that Canada needs cleaner diesel fuel and confirmed that BMW is seriously considering bringing in the diesel version of its Mini already sold in Europe.
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The Mini Cooper D will be capable of returning an astonishing 60 mpg or under 4 liters per 100 km. The D runs on a diesel-sipping 16-valve, 1.6-litre 4-cylinder. Output is rated at 110 hp and 177 lb/ft of torque. The only available transmission is a 6-spedd manual. The 100 km/h mark is reached in 9.9 seconds.
The Mini pulls off these numbers by incorporating regenerative braking, a driver-defeatable stop/start system on manual transmission-equipped cars and by adding a shift light that tells the driver what gear to select to ensure maximum efficiency.
We say: Bring it!
photo:MINI