With the advent of the era of electrification, in order to ensure the range, the battery pack is designed to be very large, which makes the vast majority of pure electric vehicles larger than the same level of fuel models. For those who are looking for small but beautiful consumers, this is undoubtedly the last thing they want to see, but fortunately, there are also boutique pure electric cars with flexible bodies and fun handling such as the MG4, Volkswagen ID.3 and Phantom #1 on the market. Following the release of the pure electric version of the MINI COOPER model, MINI has brought a fuel version of the model, and netizens who like small cars are blessed.
When we look at the front of the new car, we immediately recognize that it is a MINI, with the ring headlights inherited, the integrated grille evolving into a polygonal style, and the multi-spoke cutting wheels looking sporty.
From the side, the new car continues the signature "mouse" shape of the MINI family, and although it is born out of a transverse engine platform, the four wheels are positioned as far as possible in the four corners of the body, which not only enhances the handling stability of the body, but also frees up more passenger space in the car. MINI's body color aesthetics have always been very online, and this time the matcha green and snow mountain white are just right. The floating roof has been retained, and a wide range of colours and latte art are available as an option.
The rear of the new car is mixed, and the inverted triangular taillight cluster is lit up as the British "Mizige" flag, which is highly recognizable. It must be complained that the fuel version shares a set of rear surrounds with the pure electric version, and uses a hidden exhaust pipe, which greatly weakens the play attributes of the MINI. To distinguish between gasoline and electric models, look at the "S" mark on the rear: red is the petrol version, while green is the pure electric version. In terms of body size, referring to the domestic version of MINI that recently appeared in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the length/width/height of the new car is 3858 (3863)/1756/1458mm, and the wheelbase is 2526mm, which is 31mm longer than the wheelbase of the current model, and there is little change in other aspects. It's good, it's worthy of the "MINI" signboard.
In terms of interior, there is not much difference between the petrol and electric versions. The new car adopts a relatively simple design language, and the instrument panel is eliminated in favor of a head-up display (HUD). Compared with the pure electric model, the fuel version adds a dot matrix light source to the fabric panel at the instrument panel, and with the through-light strip below, the visual effect is very sci-fi. The central console floor has a hollow design and is equipped with a cup holder, which is more than enough for Häagen-Dazs. In terms of multimedia configuration, the new car is equipped with a 9.5-inch narrow bezel OLED multimedia central control screen, equipped with MINI OS 9 operating system, and supports Bluetooth/car phone, GPS navigation, mobile phone interconnection, digital cute pet, language recognition control system and other functions. The seats are made of white leather and gray fabric, but the "MINI" logo in the middle of the seat back looks like a supermarket label, which is really abrupt.
In terms of power, the MINI COOPER is equipped with a 1.5T three-cylinder engine with a maximum horsepower of 156Ps, a peak torque of 230Nm, and a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 7.7s. The MINI COOPER S is powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with a maximum horsepower of 204Ps and a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 6.6s. The powertrain was not announced, but it is expected to be equipped with a seven-speed wet dual-clutch gearbox, referring to the current model and the BMW X1 on the same platform.
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At present, with the discontinuation of more and more classic fuel models, the release of the MINI fuel version is precious, and it well meets the "double" loyal users of those small cars of oil vehicles. In terms of appearance, the new car still inherits the family-style design language, and the size increase is not large, and it retains the flexible handling gene. At the same time, in terms of brand awareness, MINI is more famous in China than Smart Elf, and the reborn Elf does not make oil cars, which makes MINI less and more threatening in this boutique car segment.
But don't get too happy with the MINI. First of all, MINI's response to the ice cream incident at last year's Shanghai Auto Show was relatively perfunctory, which hurt the hearts of netizens and will inevitably lose some potential consumers. Secondly, the beam car jointly owned by BMW and Great Wall - that is, the domestic version of the pure electric MINI is also about to be released, and its estimated starting price of 150,000 yuan will inevitably eat away at the market for the fuel version of the model. The basis for this judgment is that this kind of car is often not the only car used by the whole family, it is limited in terms of use space and driving range, and is more complementary to the existing vehicles of the family. Just imagine, if I need a car to drive in the city, the energy cost saved by choosing the pure electric version is considerable. If you buy a fuel version of the model, in addition to spending tens of thousands of yuan more for the "original import", the starting is still a 3-cylinder engine, and you have to add 100,000 yuan if you want to get a 2.0T 4-cylinder engine.