30 June 2010

Old Austin Mini gets new engine...

Got an old Mini and fancy uprating its power? What about an 18-cylinder Cummins diesel, the largest diesel engine made in the UK?

They've fitted this gargantuan motor to an original Austin Mini. The engine has 3,500hp available and is used for powering mining industry dump trucks.

It will be the centrepiece of the Cummins stand at this weekend's Festival of Speed at Goodwood.

And purists will note that this makes the car a rear-engine job, similar - vaguely - to an old VW Beetle.