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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
But would you be willing to convert it to FWD in order to save weight in the transmission setup?
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Would still be RWD, there's still weight to be saved switching from the cast iron 4 speed to a modern alloy 5/6 speed, and lighter diff.
I don't like four cylinder engines, twins and tripples are much more fun, so that narrows my choices a lot.
But it's true the EcoBoost isn't that economical. It scores 4.9l/100km while BMW's Mini 1.2 scores 4.9 and their bigger more powerful 1.5 3cyl gets down to 4.7. Those are NEDC figures, so expect a bigger difference 'real world'.
Plus BMW themselves are saving 300hp is possible from their 1.5:
300+ HP From MINI's New 3 Cylinder Possible According to BMW M - MotoringFile