Hey, Jeff
I posted a little bit on this last week. I met a guy who's an exec
with Daimler/Chrysler. His father is working on that motor. He's
supposed to be sending me specs on it, but I haven't seen anything
yet. I erred in my original post, though. It's not a
1.8-liter...it's a 1.6. And it will only be used, initially, in
export Neons. To my knowledge, that's the only component the export
Neon will share with the new Mini. I wouldn't hold my breath for a
summer release, though. I understand that Rover is asking for some
big government subsidy to keep its Longbridge plant open. Right now,
that's where the current model Mini is made.
BTW, this year marks the 40th anniversary of the Mini and they've got
a big week-long celebration planned in the UK. Long live the Car of
the Century! 8<{)
John (Old Fartz & TLS #37) Lieberman
Jeffrey Lloyd wrote:
>
> Ok people,
>
> The new Mini is coming out this Summer as a '00 model. Powered by the
> BMW/Dodge motor that will be the new powerplant for the DOHC neons (It
> is in europe) what is the general consensus of this car/motor, What
> have people heard, Is the new Mini a glorified Neon or do they just
> share the motor, How Is BMW gonna handle DamlerChrysler? The cars will
> be sold here at BMW dealers (WOO HOO) will I be able to bring my Mini to
> a Dodge dealer or my '01 ACR neon to my BMW tuner or is this an american
> style motor.?
>
> anyone intrested in the new mini go to
>
> www.mini.co.uk
>
> any info is appreicated
> Thanks
> Jeff
>
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