Munich/Dallas. Sustainable driving fun on one of the
world’s dream highways: a Panamericana adventure begins in the city of
Dallas/Texas today for the crews of three
MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 (combined fuel consumption:
2.5 – 2.4 l/100 km; combined power consumption:
13.7 – 13.4 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions from fuel:
56 – 55 g/km). A long-distance run of almost 17 000 kilometres passing
through 12 states in North, Central and South America down to the
southernmost tip of the continent gives the British premium brand’s
first ever plug-in hybrid model the perfect opportunity to give a
detailed demonstration of its all-round qualities, at the same time
attracting new target groups to electromobility in MINI style.
At the start of their Panamericana tour from Texas to Tierra del
Fuego, the adventurers will be meeting up with large numbers of MINI
enthusiasts who are themselves taking part in a special marathon:
Dallas is the starting point of the fifth stage along the east-west
route of the MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018 rally. The one-week convoy run
along selected routes in the USA brings together the MINI community
from different regions of the USA for a festival of genuine driving
fun, at the same time raising money for the aid organisation Feeding
America. The campaign ends on Sunday, 22 July 2018 with a large-scale
closing event in Keystone/Colorado.
By this time, the three teams taking part in the Panamericana
tour will have already crossed the Mexican border. One of their stops
along the way will be in San Luis Potosí, where vehicle production is
due to start next year at a newly built BMW Group plant. Further
sections of the intercontinental tour along the world’s longest
north-south road link will run through Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia and Ecuador. The route then initially
passes through Peru and Chile to cross the South American continent
before running down the Atlantic coast as far as Ushuaia in the
Argentinian part of Tierra del Fuego. Arrival in the world’s
southernmost city is planned for 29 August 2018.
For a period of six weeks, the three
MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 will be travelling over roads of
varying quality as they pass through fascinating Latin American cities
and breathtaking natural landscapes. The vehicles have been specially
prepared for this challenging road trip: additional headlamps, tyres
with emergency running properties and a roof rack to transport a spare
wheel mean they are excellently equipped to cope with any hardships.
By means of this spectacular event, MINI aims to present the
benefits of electric drive in numerous regions where people are only
gradually becoming aware of the necessity of sustainable mobility even
though the impact of climate change is being felt particularly
harshly. At the same time, the trip will demonstrate in an especially
vivid manner the reliability and long-distance capabilities of the
plug-in hybrid drive developed for MINI.
The combination of a 3-cylinder petrol engine with an electric
drive gives the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 a system output of
165 kW/224 hp. Its lithium-ion battery allows purely electrically
powered travel with a range of up to 40 kilometres – ideal for locally
emissions-free mobility in the numerous cities along the route. In
addition, the precisely controlled interaction between the front
wheels powered by the combustion engine and the rear wheels powered by
the electric motor provides an intelligent all-wheel drive system that
ensures the traction and drive stability of the
MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 along the Panamericana – on gravel
tracks and steep mountain passes as well as when venturing into rough terrain.
MINI fans all over the world will find current impressions of
the Panamericana marathon tour and the MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018
rally through the USA on the MINI Instagram channel at http://www.instagram.com/mini.news.
Fuel consumption, CO2 emission figures and power
consumption were measured using the methods required according to
Regulation (EC) 2007/715 as amended. The information is based on a
vehicle with basic equipment in Germany; ranges take into account
differences in wheel and tyre size selected as well as optional equipment.
The information has already been calculated based on the new
WLTP test cycle and adapted to NEDC for comparison purposes. In these
vehicles, different figures than those published here may apply for
the assessment of taxes and other vehicle-related duties which are
(also) based on CO2 emissions.
For further details on official fuel consumption figures,
official specific CO2 emissions and power consumption of
new cars, please refer to the “Manual on fuel consumption,
CO2 emissions and power consumption of new cars”,
available at all sales outlets, from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH
(DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen and at http://www.dat.de/angebote/verlagsprodukte/leitfaden-kraftstoffverbrauch.html.
Manual CO2 (PDF – 2.7 MB)
In case of queries, please contact:
Press and PR
Matthias Bode, Press Officer Product Communication
MINI
Telephone: +49-89-382-61742, Fax:
+49-89-382-28567
E-mail: matthias.bode@mini.com
Andreas Lampka, Head of Communication MINI
Telephone: +49-
89-382-23662, Fax: +49 89-382-28567
E-mail: andreas.lampka@mini.com
Markus Sagemann, Head of Communication MINI, BMW
Motorrad
Tel.: +49 89-382- 68796, Fax: +49
89-382-28567
E-mail: markus.sagemann@bmw.de
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