Small Worlds Get Bigger

2012 Mini Cooper D

Since BMW owns Mini, and BMW has gone into the diesel phase, Mini didn't think it was all bad to join them. So, behind closed doors, they worked on creating the first-ever diesel-powered Cooper. And, to our surprise, they've done it. We don't know what it looks like, but the picture you see above is its marking. The Cooper D will make its official debut in Geneva in March. Not much else has been said about this car except that it will feature a 2.0-liter Turbodiesel engine producing 143 horsepower with 225 lb.-ft. of torque making it one powerful Mini. Let's hope this diesel does great things when it launches later this year. That's another Cooper to add to the new Mini family.

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Rover from the Kahn Dynasty

2011 Project Kahn Range Rover RS500 Cosworth

It looks like tuning companies are now tuning diesel cars trying to make them more powerful, and Project Khan and Cosworth have joined the Fray. Now there aren't many tuning companies that can perfect the Range Rover, but these two combined managed to pull it off. The regular Range Rover Vogue TDV8 has a 4.4-liter Turbodiesel V8 einge producing 313 horsepower with a whopping 516 lb.-ft. of torque. Cosworth thought they could do better. So, behind closed doors, they managed to bump the power up by 187 to produce an incredible 500 horsepower Turbodiesel V8 engine. As for the torque, they've decided to keep that hidden, but because this is a Turbodiesel, expect it to be very, very high. Project Kahn helped with the styling and design of the new Range Rover giving it an aggressive bodykit, new 22-inch alloys, and new leather stitched interior, steering wheel, center console, and dashboard. Look for this aggressive Range Rover in the UK only next year.

Carlsson Tunage

2012 Carlsson CLS350 CDI (Courtesy of Carlsson)

German Mercedes-Benz tuning company Carlsson have already got their hands on the new CLS Diesel and have given it a slight tune up with a new aerodynamic kit and other such luxurious things. It now has a 320 horsepower in its 3.0-liter Turbodiesel V6 engine. Carlsson also upgraded the petrol CLS350 with 330 horsepower in its 3.5-liter V6 engine. Whichever engine you choose, they both will do 0 to 60 MPH in 5.9 seconds. That's about as fast as my mom's old E500 which makes it pretty impressive. The tune-up will be available as soon as the new CLS is released.