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"Anthony" > wrote in message
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> In the Februaruy issue of Car and Driver, there is an article about the
> "Mini Tec Vtec MINI"
>
> This thing has a 220 HP Vtec honda engine in it, and weighs about 1800
> lbs. Here are some specs, courtesy of C&D.
>
> Tranny: 5 spd man
> wheelbase: 81.5"
> curb weight: 1792 lbs
> 0-60: 5.0 sec
> 0-100: 11.9 sec
> street start 5-60: 6.0 sec
> quarter mile: 13.6 @ 104 mph
> skidpad: 0.96 g
>
> Anyway, Mini Tec, a tuner in Georgia takes the original no frills mini,
> and crams all kinds of new technology into it. There is also a
> conversion kit available for your Mini which costs $2,500 if you
> already have the Honda power train and Mini. The Mini Tec complete car
> comes in base at about $23,000. The company is also considering a
> lowered powered version with around 170 HP for $19,000.
>
> The complete car looks stock except for the 175/60R-13 tires, the added
> fender flares to accompany them and the dual exhaust.
>
> I found this interesting, because the only other car that has generated
> the public response of the Mini was, of course, the VW Beetle.
> Hopefully some CEO somewhere will take this rocket as a cue to respond
> with a slash of competition based on our humble little cars. Of
> course, I don't know how I would feel about a watercooled engine in a
> Beetle, but if it LOOKED stock, I would love to pull up next to some
> idiot in his brand new 'Stang and leave him staring at two stripes of
> smoking rubber.
>
> ~Anthony
>