Last R56 MINI Hatch rolls out of Plant Oxford

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With every hello must come a goodbye. We’ve said hello to the new F56 MINI Hatch and its all-turbo engine line-up; now a farewell is due the outgoing R56 MINI Hatch.

The last R56 MINI Hatch has rolled off the production line at Plant Oxford in Cowley, where over 1.04 million units of the second-gen Hatch have been made since 2006 and where more than 2.4 million MINI vehicles have been built since 2001.

The R56 MINI Hatch saw the introduction of a re-engineered platform, turbocharged Prince engines and suspension enhancements. Driving dynamics, fuel economy and performance were improved. MINI Connected appeared for the first time, while personalisation was taken to the next level with bespoke roof designs and interior colour worlds, amongst others.

It hands the baton over to the F56 MINI Hatch, which is larger, more powerful and more fuel-efficient than before. Cooper gets a 1.5 litre three-cylinder turbo petrol, Cooper S a 2.0 litre four-cylinder turbo petrol and Cooper D a 1.5 litre three-cylinder turbo diesel. The car’s set to launch in the UK next spring.

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Jonathan James Tan

While most dream of the future, Jonathan Tan dreams of the past, although he's never been there. Fantasises much too often about cruising down Treacher Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) in a Triumph Stag that actually works, and hopes this stint here will snap him back to present reality.

 

Comments

  • nikita on Nov 29, 2013 at 3:35 pm

    If p1 or p2 rebadge this stuff.. swear i stop bashing them!

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  • SamShowedMeTheHilux on Nov 29, 2013 at 3:57 pm

    Mini makes rubbish cars. Now with BMW tech, every other day, mini breaks down. The people in Plant Oxford should all come and see what a beauty the Toyota Hilux is.

    The Toyota Hilux is even more appealing than the British Rolls Royce or Bentley. Infact, secretly, I am sure Queen Elizabeth also wants to drive a Hilux.

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    • BLUR SOTONG on Nov 29, 2013 at 5:27 pm

      Try selling and convinced your Toyota Hilux to our very own ministers and Ceo before u start blabbering the Respected Queen of England.
      They have Range Rover, where is the Toyota Hilux ????

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