The new Mini is a curious confection. The car is a British icon with roots going back to 1959 but for 2024 the fourth-generation battery-powered Cooper E and SE are being built in China. Is it any good?
Now, under German ownership with giant automotive parent company BMW at the strings, the popular hatchback is in its fourth generation and is set to play a major part in the brand's transition to electric power at the end of the decade.
The more powerful Mini Cooper SE has 218 horsepower that propels it from 0 to 62mph in a swifter 6.7 seconds up to a top speed of 106mph and a longer range put officially at 249 miles – just enough to get Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from London's Downing Street to his Richmond constituency in North Yorkshire.But both electric versions are a significant £7,000 mark-up on the two equivalent petrol options – the £23,135 156hp Mini Cooper C and the £27,535 Cooper S .
2024 Mini Cooper SE: What's new?Looks wise, the new Mini Cooper hatchback has stripped back the bling and gone for a simpler, more purist design, by ditching chrome, black wheel arch trim, and the like, and having flush-fitting pop out door-handles.Price: £34,500 Wheelbase: 2,526mmDrive: Front wheel driveLuggage space seats up: 210 litres The focal point of interior is the minimalist dashboard and its large 24-inch fully-useable circular touch display instrument screen.
Three impact directly on the driving dynamics: Core, Green and Go-Kart. Core is the default setting and Green will make you feel good about saving the planet. Accelerate hard and there's an electronic build up to a crescendo. Hit the brakes and there's a digital blipping down which sounds eerily like the sound of Pod Racers in the Star Wars series.It's great on the straights and fun on the bends.The electric powertrain means it may not have the full-bodied character of the original, but it's a pretty good effort, Ray reckons
Read More Mini's electric ace up its sleeve: New Aceman EV has a 250-mile range - but its price tag isn't mini There's lots of attention to detail.There's nice piping on the sporty seats. Could price be a major problem? The main issue likely raised by UK customers is the price - and rightly so.
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