Mini Cooper S Challenge

Number: HLJ92- ND511

Year: 2023 - 2/5

Collection: HW Winter

Born: 2013, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Manufacturer: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW)

A purpose-built race car, based on the R56 Hardtop, with 6-speed transmission, racing tires and an aerodynamic kit. It proves once & for all that fast things can come in small packages!

The third generation Mini was unveiled by BMW in November 2013, with sales starting in the first half of 2014. The new car is 98 mm longer, 44 mm wider, and 7 mm taller than the outgoing model, with a 28 mm longer wheelbase and increases in track width of +42 mm (front) and +34 mm (rear). The increase in size results in a larger interior and a boot volume increase to 211 liters.

Six all-new engines are offered for this Mini, four petrol and two diesels: two models of a 1.2 liter three-cylinder petrol with either 75 PS or 102 PS, a 1.5 liter 3-cylinder petrol with 136 PS, (BMW B38 engine), a 2.0 liter four-cylinder petrol (BMW B48 engine) that produces 192 PS for the Cooper S, and a 1.5 liter 3-cylinder diesel (BMW B37 engine) in two levels of power output: 95 PS and 116 PS (Cooper D), and a 2.0 liter turbo-diesel inline-four (BMW B47 engine) that produces 170 PS (Cooper SD). These engines are mated with a choice of either a 6-speed manual, a 6-speed automatic, or a 6-speed sports automatic gearbox.

The Cooper S soon was joined by the higher performing John Cooper Works model in 2015.