Next-gen Electric MINI Cooper likely at dealers by early 2023 [Update]
Update: ‘Production’ section updated.
Update: ‘Production’ section updated.
An electric Mini JCW could be a reality by the middle of this decade though it would continue using the FAAR platform.
Instead of a next-gen Clubman, a new model called MINI Aceman could be launched.
Update – ‘Global Sales’ section added to the story.
The Mini Minor will have compact dimensions and will sport a 35 kWh battery pack with a range of 275 km and 135 hp on tap.
A new report says that BMW Group plans to launch the MINI Cooper SE or simply the MINI Electric car in India later this year.
BMW Group currently has three EVs in its portfolio – BMW i3, BMW iX3 and MINI Electric. It hasn’t launched any of them in India till now, but it is very eager to.
The domination of the crossover-SUV is just getting started and Mini hopes to exploit this demand by adding two new SUV models alongside its Countryman.
The Mini Countryman is the most practical Mini on sale today, a Mini for the family man who requires space and extra doors. The high ground clearance of the Countryman makes it a crossover than the traditional hatchback shape.
While the Coronavirus outbreak has affected the world in unimaginably different ways, Mini has encountered a unique problem in the literature or marketing section of its first mass-produced electric vehicle.