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Title: Mini Cooper: package delivery. (On Cars).(Statistical Data Included)
Author: Christopher A. Sawyer
Publication: Automotive Design & Production (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2002
Publisher: Gardner Publications, Inc.
Volume: 114 Issue: 5 Page: 18(3)Article Type: Statistical Data IncludedDistributed by Thompson Gale
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The original Mini, introduced in 1959, brought transverse front-wheel drive to the auto industry, and stayed in production virtually unchanged for 41 years. Now there's a new version, built by BMW (it got the baby in its divorce from Rover) in England for export around the world. Though quite diminutive--142.8-in. overall, or just 23.8-in. longer than a Ford Expedition's wheelbase--the Mini Cooper is packed with technology. For example, the multi-link rear axle--called the "Z-axle"--is borrowed from parent company BMW's 3 Series, as is the plug-and-play multiplex electronics architecture. In addition, the body structure, at 24,500 Nm/degree, is 50% stiffer than a 3 Series. This is due, in part, to the structure...
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