MINI Diesels Spied, Could be on Sale in U.S. Next Year

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America needs more diesels. They get great fuel mileage and tend to require less work than traditional petrol engines… plus they sound freakin’ sweet when coupled with turbochargers. And they make gobs and gobs of torque. I love torque.

I also love the MINI. These spy photos show a MINI mule being tested with a diesel engine, and BMW has been saying for some time that they are considering a diesel MINI for the U.S. market. Even better, there might be a twin turbo version with over 200 horsepower. Super. Freakin’. Sweet.

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