Which Think City version to buy
Buy AT if you want the only Think City this catalogue lists. Production of 1 generation ran from 2008-01-01 to 2012-12-31. Body type is Mini 3-doors. Modification count is 1. The version name in the database is AT — not a petrol displacement code, not a dual-motor pack, not a later facelift badge.
Buy AT if you want the only Think City this catalogue lists. Production of 1 generation ran from 2008-01-01 to 2012-12-31. Body type is Mini 3-doors. Modification count is 1. The version name in the database is AT — not a petrol displacement code, not a dual-motor pack, not a later facelift badge.
There is no arithmetic “extra money buys X horsepower” comparison between Think City versions, because a second row does not exist. Differences that would normally be 46 hp vs another output, or 1065 kg vs a heavier kerb, cannot be calculated against a sibling. What can be calculated is how AT itself is loaded: 46 hp in 1065 kg kerb weight is 23.15 kg per horsepower (1065 ÷ 46). Torque is 90 Nm, or 1.96 Nm per horsepower (90 ÷ 46). Electric output is also listed as 34 kW, which is 31.32 kg per kilowatt on the same kerb (1065 ÷ 34).
If those ratios are acceptable for short urban trips, AT is the version. If you need a second gearbox, a second body, or a measured fuel/energy figure in litres, this model line does not offer another Think City SKU to step up to.
Think City 1 generation: what changed (nothing else followed)
1 generation is the whole story. Years: 2008-01-01–2012-12-31. Body: Mini 3-doors. Versions: 1 (AT). No restyling row is present, so there is no mid-cycle “new City” to prefer over an early car on catalogue data.
Buying across years inside 1 generation does not change the published mechanical sheet: AT is still Electro, still Automatic with 1 gear, still FWD, still 46 hp / 34 kW / 90 Nm, still 16 s to 100 and 110 top speed, still 1065 kg kerb and 1307 kg gross. A 2008 AT and a 2012 AT are the same named version in these numbers. Year shopping is not a power or weight shopping exercise here.
Think City AT specs vs a version that does not exist
| Version | hp | kW | Nm | Displacement | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Gears | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT | 46 | 34 | 90 | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | not measured | Automatic | 1 | FWD |
Engine type for AT is Electro. Fuel is Electro. Cylinder count is not measured. Cylinder layout is not measured. Valves per cylinder are not measured. Boost is not measured. Engine placement is not measured. Fuel system is not measured. Compression ratio is not measured. Bore and stroke are not measured. Power rpm is not measured. Torque rpm is not measured. Displacement is not measured, so power per litre is not a valid figure for AT — there is no litres value to divide 46 hp by.
Gearbox on AT is Automatic. Gear count is 1. Drive is FWD. Front brakes: Disc. Rear brakes: Drum. Front suspension: Independent, spring. Rear suspension: Independent, spring.
A buyer looking for a multi-speed Automatic, a measured petrol displacement, or a non-FWD layout is not choosing a “wrong” Think City version; they are looking at a model that only lists AT.
Performance: what AT actually does, and what is not measured
AT 0–100 is 16 s. Top speed is 110. Those two figures are the entire performance pair in the data.
City consumption is not measured. Highway consumption is not measured. Combined consumption is not measured. CO2 is not measured. Eco class is not measured. Tank capacity is not measured. “MPG of the Think City AT” is therefore not a number this catalogue can rank against another version. Saying the electric AT uses zero petrol is not in the numeric fields; the fuel label is Electro and the consumption fields are empty — treat consumption as not measured, not as an invented 0.
What the numbers do allow: 16 s to 100 with 46 hp and 1065 kg is consistent with a high mass-to-power ratio (23.15 kg/hp). 110 top speed with a 1-speed Automatic and FWD is the speed cap of this one version. There is no faster Think City in the table to pay extra for.
Payload from kerb to gross on AT is 242 kg (1307 − 1065). That is 22.7% of kerb weight (242 ÷ 1065). Gross is 1.227 times kerb (1307 ÷ 1065). If the use case is two adults plus a small load under 242 kg of extra mass versus kerb, AT’s weight sheet covers that gap on paper. If the use case needs more than 242 kg above 1065 kg, there is no heavier-gross Think City variant listed.
Dimensions and weight: AT is the only size in the book
Kerb weight AT: 1065 kg. Gross weight AT: 1307 kg. Ground clearance: not measured. Wheel sizes: not measured. Tank: not measured.
A “which generation is smaller” question has one answer: Mini 3-doors, 1 generation only. You cannot pick a later, longer City or a lighter special edition from this dataset. Ground clearance and wheel size cannot break a tie between versions because both are not measured and there is only AT.
Weight per horsepower again: 23.15 kg/hp kerb, or 28.41 kg/hp if you use gross (1307 ÷ 46). Weight per kilowatt: 31.32 kg/kW kerb, 38.44 kg/kW gross (1307 ÷ 34). Torque relative to kerb: 11.83 kg per Nm (1065 ÷ 90). Those ratios describe AT; they are not a ranking against a 60 hp or 80 hp Think City that is not in the file.
Engine and drivetrain: why AT is the default (and the only) buy
AT is Electro + Automatic + 1 + FWD. That combination is the whole powertrain menu.
There is no second fuel type to prefer for long-distance economy figures, because petrol/diesel rows are absent and consumption is not measured. There is no extra gear to buy for a lower 0–100: gears = 1. There is no AWD Think City to buy for weather: drive = FWD. There is no boosted calibration: boost = not measured, and no second hp figure exists.
Front Disc and rear Drum on AT are the brake split. Independent, spring at both ends is the suspension split. Neither has an alternate catalogue version (sport springs, four-disc, and so on). Choosing AT is choosing that brake and spring layout, not choosing among them.
Reliability, problems, and what this sheet cannot decide
Reliability scores, common faults, battery degradation, and service costs are not in the launch data. They cannot be used to pick AT over another Think City version, and they cannot be used to pick 2008 over 2012 except as calendar years on the same AT row (start 2008-01-01, stop 2012-12-31).
What the sheet can decide: you are not missing a hidden high-power AT. If two cars were both named AT with different hp, this article would split them by horsepower. Here there is one AT at 46 hp. Confusion with a same-named twin does not apply.
Which version to choose — the numbers in one place
- Only version: AT (Think City, 1 generation, Mini 3-doors, 2008-01-01–2012-12-31).
- Powertrain: Electro, 46 hp, 34 kW, 90 Nm; Automatic, 1 gear; FWD.
- Performance: 16 s 0–100; 110 top speed; city/highway/combined consumption not measured; CO2 not measured; eco class not measured.
- Mass: 1065 kg kerb, 1307 kg gross, 242 kg between them; clearance not measured; wheels not measured; tank not measured.
- Derived: 23.15 kg/hp (kerb), 28.41 kg/hp (gross), 1.96 Nm/hp, 31.32 kg/kW (kerb). Displacement not measured, so hp per litre is not measured.
- Chassis labels: Independent, spring front and rear; Disc front; Drum rear.
- What extra money cannot buy in this catalogue: a second Think City engine, a second gearbox, a second drive type, a restyle generation, or a measured mpg/kWh figure.
Choose AT when a Mini 3-doors Electro city car with 46 hp, 90 Nm, 16 s to 100, 110 top speed, and 1065/1307 kg weights is the requirement. Do not choose a different Think City version — the database does not list one.