Jul 15, 2021 · This modern Mini has had a V8 heart transplant. Brit firm Powerflex fits a 414bhp M3 engine into an R56 Cooper S. Prepare for chaos…

Jul 28, 2021 · Powerflex debuted their Vini the V8 Mini project at 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The wild creation is the culmination of four years of research and fabrication. Powerflex started by sending a Mini Cooper S (R56) to EDM Speed Projects in Bicester, England. While there the company rebuilt the Mini into a rear-wheel drive race car.

Jun 9, 2022 · Believe it or not, underneath that mostly-stock Mini Cooper S hood (those are functional heat extractors) is a 355ci small-block Chevy V-8. It's rear-wheel drive, too; Duane loves the handling...

Oct 10, 2024 · Squeezed under the shapely clamshell bonnet is a 4.0-litre V8, namely BMW’s S65 engine that was used in the brawny E92 M3. It puts out 414bhp, and has now been put in a (road-legal!) car that...

Jul 7, 2021 · It’s named Vini, and it takes an R56 Mini chassis and packs a V8 pulled straight from a BMW M3 sending power to the rear wheels. The Mini was built by Powerflex, a UK company that builds polyurethane suspension bushings to add performance to loads of modern cars.

Nov 22, 2024 · Straight-line acceleration is enough to make you catch your breath, the 1300kg Mini propelled by the high-revving V8 with addictive intensity. To fully unlock the driving experience you need to...

Jul 8, 2021 · Powering the Vini is BMW's S65 4.0-liter V8 engine that makes 414 horsepower (309 kilowatts), found in the F80 generation M3. As expected, installing a V-shaped engine longitudinally plus its DCT...

Jul 8, 2021 · After four years of hard work, the car is finally ready and it’s using an engine few people would’ve expected. That’s right, under the hood of the Vini hides an S65 4-liter V8 with 414 HP...

Aug 2, 2019 · The team finished fabricating the custom floor and transmission tunnel which covers a 4.0 L S65 V8 and M-DCT seven-speed transmission from a BMW E92 M3. They also installed Alcon 6-piston brakes, Bilstein/Eibach adjustable coilovers, custom fuel cell, custom intake, and stainless steel exhaust.

Mar 13, 2018 · But what if you stuffed a massive E92 BMW M3 V8 under the hood and then converted it to rear-wheel drive? That’s exactly what Powerflex Bushings’ David Power and EDM Racing recently did with an...