er ▁temper atures ▁for ▁better ▁track ▁performance , ▁r ated ▁at ▁ ▁at ▁ 7 1 0 0 ▁r pm ▁and ▁ ▁at ▁ 4 6 0 0 ▁r pm ▁of ▁tor que . ▁ ▁Spec ifications ▁ ▁The ▁M k ▁I ▁M ini ▁One , ▁Cooper ▁and ▁Cooper ▁S ▁used ▁some ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian - built ▁T rite c ▁engine , ▁co - develop ed ▁by ▁the ▁US - based ▁Ch rys ler ▁and ▁B MW ; ▁the ▁M ini ▁One ▁D ▁used ▁a ▁Toy ota ▁ 1 ND - TV ▁dies el ▁engine . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁B MW ▁announced ▁that ▁future ▁engines ▁would ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁making ▁the ▁car ▁essentially ▁British - built ▁again . ▁Final ▁assembly ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Cow ley , ▁Oxford , ▁and ▁the ▁body ▁press ings ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁nearby ▁Sw ind on ▁at ▁B MW ' s ▁Sw ind on ▁Press ings ▁subs idi ary . ▁ ▁All ▁models ▁used ▁a ▁trans vers ely - mount ed ▁ 4 - cy l inder ▁engine ▁driving ▁the ▁front ▁whe els . ▁All ▁ 4 ▁whe els ▁are ▁pushed ▁to ▁the ▁corners ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁to ▁improve ▁handling . ▁The ▁sty ling ▁of ▁the ▁car , ▁like ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Volks wagen ▁New ▁Be et le , ▁is ▁a ▁retro ▁design ▁that ▁is ▁deliber ately ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁M ini . ▁The ▁retro ▁sty ling ▁retain s ▁other ▁classic ▁M ini ▁touch es