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==Mark VI: 1990–1996== {{Infobox automobile | name = Mk VI | production = 1990–1996 | image = Mini Cooper, 1991.jpg | assembly = {{plainlist| *[[Longbridge plant]], Birmingham, United Kingdom *[[Venezuela]]}} | body_style = 2-door [[sedan (car)|saloon]] | engine = 1275 cc ''[[BMC A-series engine#1275 Plus|A-Plus]]'' [[Straight-four engine|I4]] | related = | designer = }} With the larger Metro being redesigned in 1990 to take the new K-Series engine, the Mini became the sole recipient of the classic A-Series engine with transmission-in-sump layout. The engine mounting points were moved forward to take 1275 cc power units, and includes the later Horizontal Integral Float version of the [[SU carburettor|SU carb]], and also the single-point fuel-injection version, which came out in November 1991. The 998 cc power units were discontinued. Early, carburetted Coopers had a catalytic converter and produce {{cvt|61|PS|kW hp PS|0|order=out}} at 5500 rpm.<ref name="TV791.8">{{cite magazine | ref = LJ91 | title = Fågel Fenix | trans-title = The Phoenix | language = sv | magazine = [[Teknikens Värld]] | publisher = Specialtidningsförlaget AB | location = Stockholm, Sweden | page = 8 | date = 1991-04-04 | issue = 7 | volume = 43 | first = Lasse | last = Jonsson }}</ref> Power crept up to {{cvt|62|hp|kW hp PS|0|order=out}} at 5700 rpm for the fuel injected model. An internal bonnet release was fitted from 1992. By 1991, the Cooper represented forty percent of Mini sales in the home market; the main export market was Japan.<ref name="TV791.8"/> Production ended in August 1996 as the Mark VII replaced it. <gallery widths="220px" heights="150px"> File:1994 Rover Mini 1300i Cabriolet, front left.jpg|A 1994 Rover Mini 1300i Cabriolet </gallery> In the summer of 1991, 21 years after the fibreglass [[#Chile|Mini built in Chile]] was produced, another fibreglass bodied Mini again entered production. This time, it was built in Venezuela and sold as the '''Mini Cord'''. The producer, Facorca, intended to sell the car in the Caribbean and Central America, and also had plans for Brazilian assembly.<ref name=Facorca>{{cite journal |journal=Calgary Herald |title=Venezuelan firm making Mini for Latin America |last=Suderman |first=Art |page=F4 |date=30 August 1991 |publisher=CanWest Interactive}}</ref> <gallery widths="220px" heights="150px"> File:1992 Mini Cord FA 1.0 Front.jpg|1992 Mini Cord built with a fibreglass body </gallery> {{clear}}
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