Abu Dhabi Motors – the official distributors of BMW, Rolls Royce and MINI in Abu Dhabi – has invited the media and the VIP customers to a fun-filled event at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on 3rd of March 2016 i.e. this Thursday. This event is all about MINI and the latest offerings from the brand. The dealer aims to gain as many leads as possible to secure potential customers for the MINI brand.
As per the information we have currently, the MINI event includes a test drive of all the models from MINI on the Yas Marina Circuit. Also, there is a coffee-tasting activity and a bunch of other fun activities like an Instagram Workshop. Last but not least, there will be a live band churning out tunes for the attendees to dance around at the venue. In short, it is like having a picnic or a family day-out on the track. However, the star of the show, undoubtedly, will be the all-new MINI Convertible and the MINI Clubman which we will get to test-drive for the first time.
From what we know, both MINI Convertible and Clubman are facelifts of their predecessors and slightly. This is especially realized in the Convertible where the total boot space has now been increased by 25 percent to a manageable 215 liters. Also, the electrically operated fabric roof will take about 18 seconds to open and close – around 5-6 seconds more than the Beetle Cabriolet.
The Clubman, however, has gone some changes in the interior and exterior. The new Clubman has four doors and the rear door is split into two doors for loading/unloading and can be opened by swinging the foot below the sensor like most of the cars. The Clubman is low, long and wide. As for the interior, there is a new dashboard and premium materials including power seats.
Power options for both Clubman and Convertible come in the form of Cooper and Cooper S variants. The base models are powered by the 1.5 liter supercharged engine producing 134 BHP and 220 Nm of torque while the Cooper S variants deliver 190 BHP and 280 Nm of torque courtesy the 2.0 liter turbocharged engine from BMW.
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