2015 Mini Cooper, Cooper S Motors See Upgrades

Your browser, , is out of date and not supported by www.motortrend.com. It may not display all features of our site properly and could have potential security flaws. Please update your browser to the most upated version. Update Now As we've seen in previous spy photos, the styling of the next-generation Mini Cooper Hardtop will be an evolutionary step, keeping the much-loved bulldog appearance. During the i8 early drive, one of the engineers let slip that a version of the powertrain found at the back of the innovative hybrid would find its way under the pseudo-British bonnet of the next Mini. At the time, we were wondering if a slightly detuned version of the 228-hp engine would power the Cooper S. Mini has released early specs on what will power the 2015 Cooper and Cooper S, and while the base engine seems like a giant improvement, the S engine's specs are slightly lower than expected. The current generation of Cooper has a naturally aspirated 1.6 liter I-4 making 121 hp and 114 lb-ft of torque at 4250 rpm. The new turbo three-banger is rated at 134 hp, but the big news is the 162 lb-ft of torque available at 1250 rpm. The engine sounds amazing in the i8, so I'm hoping that same exhaust note can be carried over to the Mini. The current R56 Cooper S is powered by a turbocharged version of the 1.6-liter I-4 that produces 181 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque at 1600 RPM. The new S will get a 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4, an engine now shared with other BMW offerings that gets a slight increase in power compared to the current S to 189 hp and 207 lb-ft of torque, also at 1250 rpm. Both cars will have an overboost feature that will allow bursts of 10 lb-ft more torque on the Cooper and an extra 15 lb-ft on the S. View the original article here