Kent Griswold

I am a big Mini Cooper fan, beginning with the days of the original Italian Job movie. A friend having one of the originals back in college and with me enjoying the ride in a road rally with him. A couple of years ago I had the joy of driving one again and I need to find the picture and show it to you. My wife nicknamed it a “clown car” and was not that keen on me buying it at the time.

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I also very much enjoy the new Mini Cooper and plan to have one someday and my wife likes these as well, so that is a big plus. While gas prices have come down lately it was not to long ago we were looking a $5 a gallon and a good car with good mpg’s becomes top on the list and the Mini Cooper fills that bill.

Mini Cooper has come up with a diesel version that is available across the pond in Europe. With lots of torque and plenty of speed it claims to get up to 64 miles per gallon. Now if we can just convince them to make it available to us here in America. Check out a couple of good articles at MPG Matic and AutoBlogGreen to learn more. If you are looking for a future green car, this might just be it.

Photo Credit: AutoBlogGreen

Mini Cooper D from the Rear