2007 Mini Cooper, Cooper S (Mk II) officially unveiled

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Lifer
Oct 11, 1999
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Originally posted by: NFS4
From TCL:

DenverMINI]
The big news is the weight reduction

R56 Cooper: 2343 lbs (manual) / 2508 lbs (auto)
R50 Cooper: 2524 lbs (manual) / 2557 lbs (auto)
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R56 Cooper Weight Savings: 181 lbs (manual) / 49 lbs (auto)


R56 Cooper S: 2486lbs (manual) /2651lbs (auto)
R53 Cooper S: 2678lbs (manual) / 2723lbs (auto)
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R56 Cooper S Weight Savings: 192 lbs (manual) / 72 lbs (auto)

WOWOWOWOW!!


is that accurate? were they using lead filled tires before or something?