The MINI Cooper S has been updated in Malaysia with a new N14B16 engine that produces 184 horsepower at 5,500rpm, which is up about 9 horsepower from the original horsepower rating of 175 when the Cooper S was first unveiled and then later launched in Malaysia. Torque is still the same 240Nm with a short 20Nm overboost to 260Nm whenever necessary.
The engine update is more than just 9 extra horses – the engine also now gains Valvetronic. The pre-update engine only had direct injection for the turbocharged model and features Valvetronic only on the normally aspirated version. CO2 emissions have also dropped and fuel consumption should be a little better during mixed mode driving.
BMW previously couldn’t manage to integrate both direct injection and Valvetronic in many of its engines, including the N54 Turbo that’s found in the 335i and 740i, but the new N55 in the new F10 535i features both direct injection and Valvetronic. And now it is the little BMW-PSA Prince engine’s turn!
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tired of the old design..yet give enhancement..
Awh c’mon! At least it’s still better than the mr.bean mini right?!
it gains the additional power due to new valvetronic being installed.
btw, 1st!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulation, u r 1st.
Haha.. Sadly is not..
Small car…. comes with great power…….. comes with greedy TAX!!!
bmw mini…nice car..but too expensive..considering the size smaller than golf gti.
Couldn’t agree more, that’s why i bought a HINO lorry.
haha…good one…..the type of comments people come up with is rediculous!
buy a nissan vannette la…less than 50k and more space than 7 series
Buy a 1990 MERCEDES-BENZ bas sekolah la.
Got style sikit. Alot more spacious then 7 series.
with great power comes great responsibilties…is there a need 4 that extra Hp?
is it still.using the same Prince engine like Peug 308?
No not the same engine, now it’s using N55 turbo engine same as the F10 with direct valvetronic and fuel injection.
for goodsake. they redid the entire head to fit valvetronic and only got a 9bhp increase. I expect more to come from this engine after the reworks and see at least 15bhp gain and a 20nm gain in torque (not overboost).
same price????
almost the same price, except they’ve added the TLC package within the price it’s an extra RM888. =)
Should be cheaper with depreciation of euro
Get a PUG308 turbo and tuned to beat Mini Cooper S !!
sooner 1 year later…we can see many after market gorgeous 308T with real power!
the engine is no issue to be upgrade…just the main part have to change the 4 speed auto!
dude. how much do u expect from a european car? plus its a 1598cc car. the more u mod it the more reliability issues comes. plus front wheel drive car, spend 40k under ur hood. all u get will a bit more g-force, and a lot of tire spin. wan power go for japanese car scoobie or evo’s.. european car is all about elegance n class =] agree?
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