2009 Mini Cooper is the equivalent of a car full of energy Jack Russell terrier. Certainly makes a lot of noise. Of course, it plays a little “rough at times. Well, it’s little. But when is this dog bounding toward you, yipping happily, his lips peeled back in a smile apparent, we can not help smile. This is the Mini in a few words – is the most beautiful puppy in the litter, but his exuberant personality is likely to win is over.The Mini manages to please a wide range of motorists, with its discrete trim levels. A relatively small runabout in the basic structure, even a well-ordered dynamically, Cooper is quite content playback food-getter or leap-runner. Get on the Turbo S or the new model John Cooper Works, however, and the Mini is a small sport with sports-carlike handling and acceleration. In each facility, the owners are treated to the amazing fuel economy – up to 32 mph gal handset to the base model and 29 mpg combined for both the S and John Cooper Works.
The base Mini Cooper comes with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder producing 118 horsepower and 114 Nm of torque. The Cooper S hatchback features an enhanced version of the engine, producing 172 hp and 177 Nm of torque (192 lb-ft at full speed through an overboost “function”). The John Cooper Works is equipped with a revised version of the master cylinder turbocharged 208 hp and 192 Nm of torque (206 Nm with overboost). All three come with a manual six-speed transmission that includes hill start assist, while a six-speed automatic with manual shift control is optional on some models of base and S.