BMW keeps pouring gasoline on its wildly successful retro bonfire: This model stretches the original “new” Mini’s wheelbase by 3.15 inches, and adds dual rear doors with electric latches and hydraulic assist. There’s also a mini suicide-door setup on the passenger side, for reasons best left to your imagination. $24,100 buys you the S model, with a 175-HP 1.6-liter turbo that gets an amazing 44+ miles per gallon, if BMW’s flackery is to be believed. Buy the diesel, and you’ll be pulling 60+MPG, they claim.
LA Auto Show Friday, November 16 - Sunday, November 25, 2007
coverage via metroblogging
