Overall length3.82 m
14.3Dinner plates
2.3 hundredthsWashington Monument heights
Modern Mini Cooper; the original was only 3.05 m
Photo from Wikimedia Commons
Mini Cooper
The tiny British icon that proved less is more at 200 km/h/Cars & Road Vehicles
The Mini Cooper, born in 1961 as a performance variant of the BMC Mini, became a motorsport legend by winning the Monte Carlo Rally three times in the 1960s. The modern BMW-era Mini Cooper has grown considerably but retains the go-kart-like handling that made the original famous. It remains one of the most recognizable car silhouettes in the world and a staple of every car chase scene set in London or Turin.
Measurements
Curb weight1,200 kg
14.3Nicolas Cages
4 billionSpider silk strands
1.2 sextillionVirus weights
About 1,200 kg; the original was just 620 kg
Top speed55 m/s
724Galapagos tortoises
3.53Charging grizzly bears
5.9 hundredthsSound in helium
About 200 km/h for the Cooper S
Width1.73 m
17.3Harmonica lengths
1.15ATM heights
1.73 meters wide
Height1.41 m
1,410Poppy seeds
1.7 tenthsLimousine lengths
Low profile at 1.41 meters
Engine power100,000 W
1.3 thousandthsJet engines
66.7Space heaters
About 136 HP for base model
Wheelbase2.5 m
10Screwdriver lengths
12.5Plier lengths
2.5 meter wheelbase