A few days ago, a new set of MINI JCW mule road test spy photos were exposed. The exterior details of the new car will change and a 2.0T engine with 48V light hybrid technology will be available, matching the 8AT transmission.
The front face of the new car adopts a new design, and the mid-mesh design is larger and smoother, which is consistent with the electric version of the MINI. Radar sensors are placed in a higher position. In addition, through the outer edge of the headlamp circle, the headlights are only temporarily installed, which is a little smaller than they actually look.
The bumper at the rear of the car is also new, and the rest is that there is only one exhaust pipe in the middle, rather than the previous double-out shape, and it is expected that the actual production model will not adopt this form.
The MINI will continue to use the UKL front-drive platform, and the new car will continue to use a 2.0-liter twin-turbo petrol engine and will offer 48V light hybrid technology. In addition, the new car will no longer be available in manual transmission models, and 8-speed automatic transmissions will be provided throughout the series.
As a small steel cannon, the audience users of this MINI are not the little sisters, the MINI of the little sisters is generally a three-cylinder or low-power model, such a big toy, basically a big toy for boys.
In the future, the entire MINI brand will become a brand with only pure electric models, as one of the most well-known brands under BMW, the historical inheritance role it carries may be greater, the MINI model has hardly changed for decades, the classic shape has been inherited, and its internal changes often, and finally it will become a model that even the engine has to be removed.
Those models with a fairly long history, which have been handed down to today, are more just a name. Coupled with the Volkswagen Beetle, which has a long history but was discontinued a few years ago, more and more classic models are drowning in history. Today, there is a Chinese car company that is reviving them one by one, and at the same time, it is also a partner of MINI.