Meanie (automobile)
| Meanie | |
|---|---|
 Meanie 2.0T, pre-production model
|
|
| 2.0T | |
| Sales designation: | Meanie 2.0T |
| Production period: | 2018 |
| Class : | Sports car |
| Body versions : | Coupe |
| Engines: |
Gasoline engine 2.0 liters (177 kW) |
| Length: | 3054 mm |
| Width: | 1528 mm |
| Height: | 1290 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2035 mm |
| Empty weight : | 847 kg |
The Meanie 2.0T is a sports car from the Swiss automobile manufacturer Roos Engineering Ltd. based in Safenwil .
description
The Meanie 2.0T is a mid-engine sports car designed by Raffael Heierli in the look of the classic Mini Cooper . The vehicle was developed according to the guidelines of an EC small series and is approved for road traffic in Europe. Only 5 of the Meanie were handcrafted in 2018 and production was then discontinued. The price is given as around 150,000 francs.
history
The idea for the development of the Meanie 2.0T began in 2012 as part of the bachelor thesis by inventor Raffael Heierli at HSR Rapperswil . With the financial support of the entrepreneur Walter Frey , owner of the Emil Frey Group , the vehicle was developed, then built as a prototype and homologated as part of an EC small series approval.
The subsidiaries of the Emil Frey Group, Emil Frey Classics AG and Roos Engineering Ltd., then built a limited series of five and discontinued production after production in 2018.
The vehicle was presented to the public at the Geneva International Motor Show 2018.
technology
The Meanie 2.0T is a mid-engined sports car powered by an in-line four-cylinder engine with direct injection and turbocharger from Volkswagen . The chassis consists of a specially developed tubular frame made of chrome-molybdenum steel.
| engine | 2.0 liter TFSI from Volkswagen |
| transmission | 6-speed manual transmission |
| power | 167 kW (220 hp) at 5800 rpm |
| Torque | 340 Nm at 3700 rpm |
| fuel | Unleaded petrol |
| Fuel consumption | City: 8.03 | Land: 5.26 | Total: 6.29 |
Web links
- Technical data of the Meanie 2.0T on the manufacturer's website.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neue Zürcher Zeitung [NZZ]: You can't be more common . Ed .: Stephan Hauri. January 11, 2018, ISSN 0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed October 25, 2019]).
- ↑ Aargauer Zeitung: "Meanie" is the first car "made in Aargau" - and an expensive pleasure. Retrieved October 25, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
- ↑ Tagesanzeiger: Expensive mini villain from Switzerland . In: Max Fischer (ed.): Tages-Anzeiger . November 25, 2017, ISSN 1422-9994 ( tagesanzeiger.ch [accessed October 25, 2019]).
- ^ A b c Emil Frey Classics AG: Meanie. Retrieved October 25, 2019 (German).
- ↑ FOCUS Online: From the idea to the small series. Retrieved October 25, 2019 .