Mini Announces New Engines and Chassis for 2014 Cooper

The 2014 MINI Cooper revealed some of the car’s engine and chassis technology. The car will be revealed on November 18 at the Oxford factory and then will be showcased at auto shows in Tokyo and Los Angeles the week after.

The 2014 Cooper will show the new technology, but eventually, it will be in the rest of the MINI range, which includes a new five-door Cooper. The models will be based off a new front-wheel-drive platform.

The next Cooper will come with a 1.5 liter 3-cylinder engine with 134 horsepower and 220 Nm of torque for the base model and a 2.0 liter 4-cylinder engine producing 189 horsepower and 281 Nm of torque for the Cooper S. These power figures will with come from MINI’s TwinPower turbocharging and direct injection.