Last month, MINI suspected of releasing a new generation of pure electric power Cooper preview photos, the whole car is covered by camouflage stickers, but it can still be seen that the front of the car continues the classic design language and adds new elements, and the rear of the car also retains the general outline of the past. But earlier, social media outlets had seen several photos of what was supposedly MINI Cooper S Electirc's new car, seemingly suggesting that the preview photos released by MINI might have been just smoke bombs.
Social media Instagram user wilcoblok uploaded several photos of the MINI Cooper prototype that was taken in China and did not disguise, and because of the obvious S on the rear of the car, it can be determined that it is a Cooper S performance model. Although not expertly identified, the photographs look more like actual images than fake effects from computer drawings.
In addition, the S line at the rear of the car is green, and there is no classic double-out mid-tailpipe of the Cooper S fuel model, and the front of the car does not seem to have an intake grille, which is close to the MINI Cooper SE. Judging from these conditions, there are reasonable reasons to judge that this unabashed white MINI prototype is a MINI Cooper S Electirc. The front is still very familiar overall, and the led daytime light strip is installed inside the round headlight, which looks particularly technological, but still retains the classic style.
However, the rear of the car is not the same thing, and the real appearance of the test camouflage trailer photo released by the original MINI is likely to be very different from the production version. The evidence is that the taillights of the MINI Cooper S Electirc prototype are completely devoid of past shapes. The taillight group has a fan-like silhouette with a black pattern on the inside and a bright black trim strip on the tailgate in the middle. Another thing to note is that the MINI factory emblem has been changed from silver to black, but it is uncertain whether this practice will be maintained after mass production.
In addition to the appearance, the photos are even taken inside. The car adopts a minimalist design, there is a set of modest HUB head-up displays in front of the driver, and a separate circular screen is still used on the center console, which is still preserved, and there is no square screen installed with the current. It was also changed to an all-glass panel to make the visual effect look more holistic and neat.