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2011 MINI RAY stock boost for Australia

By Tim Beissmann |

MINI Australia has received extra supply of its entry-level 2011 MINI RAY model.

An additional 200 MINI RAY vehicles will hit Australian showrooms in 2011, after the original allocation of 300 vehicles sold out in just three months.

MINI Australia says significant demand from international markets means our supply for 2011 will be capped at 500.

Based on the MINI Cooper hatch, the MINI RAY is available from just $25,500 plus on-road costs, or $28,800 driveaway. The standard MINI Cooper is priced from $31,650 before on-roads, and more than $35,000 once on the road.

The MINI RAY is powered by a 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with 72kW of power and 153Nm of torque. That’s 18kW and 7Nm less than the standard MINI Cooper.

The RAY’s combined cycle fuel consumption eclipses the standard Cooper (5.4 litres/100km vs 5.8 litres/100km), although it takes an extra 1.4 seconds to sprint from 0-100km/h (10.5 seconds vs 9.1 seconds).

Coinciding with the announcement of additional stock of MINI RAY, MINI Australia has also announced its Chilli Package will now come standard across its MINI Hatch, Cabrio and Clubman models.

The upgrade varies from model to model, but each model will now benefit from a wheel upgrade, automatic climate control and cloth/leather combination upholstery.

MINI Australia enjoyed its strongest July on record in 2011. Its 226 sales was more than 50 per cent ahead of the same month in 2010. For the year, MINI is down almost 10 per cent compared with the first seven months of 2010 (1248 vs 1380).


 

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  • Des

    This is one of the cars on the short list for my wife’s new runabout however I have read loads of blogs etc that are saying Mini’s can be quite unreliable particularly with power steering failure. Has anyone got any feedback on any reliability issues in Oz.

    • Daniel

      I have had experience with two new Minis over the past five years, though I didn’t keep either of them for very long so I can’t report on the longevity of their reliability. But I can say I only got rid of them because I change cars a lot, nothing more nothing less. They were both brilliant, the first being a Cooper and the second being a Cooper S. No problems with either. And they are wonderful to own. I think you should take into account that they are often very near the top of reliability surveys too.

  • Sean Wilton

    The new steering system is a new BMW Group electro hydraulic unit, the old one was electric only which did fail from time to time. My first R50 Cooper in 2002 had this issue twice, both times it was sorted under warranty. The new one in my 2009 Cooper S is just fine and dandy… I think it has been resolved now.

  • Philthy

    Chip it… chip it good! (to get your missing kilowatts back)

    • j

      is it just ecu tuning that gives it less power?

      • Philthy

        I believe so. BMW deliberately detunes the Ray/ One

  • greasy

    Regarding the engine spec, isn’t it sold as Mini One in UK?

  • Des

    To Sean and Daniel. Thanks for your input guys, it’s still on my shortlist.

  • Sean Wilton

    No probs, yes the same engine as the MINI ONE in the UK, better spec though for us and more powerful than the 55kW MINI First, now the base model in the UK but not coming to Australia according to my dealer. MINI ONE/FIRST in the uk doesn’t include aircon, stereo upgrade, colour mirror caps, glove box. Been researching this one for a while, we’ve just ordered a new Cooper as the chilli pack is now included. MINI Garage on Kings Way in Melbourne were really good…

  • Rob Piller

    Does anyone know if there is an option of having the Mini Ray with a diesel engine fitted?

  • Juliee

    My parents are about to get me a mini ray! I was just wondering what are the differences between a mini cooper/s and mini ray?! And what are your thoughts about the mini ray?