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Car manufacturers seem to love hitching up to massive planes. Even Mini is getting onboard with the trend, and it’s using a camouflaged version of the electric Mini on its way. Now, we saw the Mini
E completely uncovered a few days ago
, so make sure to check those out to see what the car will really look like. If it’s the plane pulling you’re after, watch the video above.
Mini collaborated with Lufthansa on this one. The airliner provided a
freight aircraft for the stunt. That airplane has an unladen weight of approximately 150 tons, or just about 300,000 pounds. Needless to say, it’s safely over whatever towing rating Mini is going to give its
. This Mini doesn’t pull the airplane far, but it’s enough to prove the brand’s point: Electric equals lots of torque.
Like we mentioned before, others have pulled off a similar stunt. A few notable ones include the
towing the space shuttle for 12 miles,
an Airbus 380 with various Cayennes and then a
pulling a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The
is most like Mini’s stunt, since it’s also an
. We’ll note that the airplane towed by the Mini is also far lighter than that towed by the
. Still, to have enough torque and traction for pulling along a 300,000-pound airplane is impressive, and if nothing else, entertaining to watch. Reports have indicated that the new electric Mini will share the
and battery pack, so that means it may have taken only 168 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque to pull it off.
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