Mini, the BMW-owned British model, is engaged on a five-door model of its newest Cooper hatchback, in accordance with the corporate’s chief, Stefanie Wurst, who spoke with Autocar in the course of the 2023 IAA Mobility Munich.
The upcoming hatchback will dwell alongside the just lately revealed three-door Cooper and five-door Countryman crossover, in addition to the upcoming Aceman, which is able to debut subsequent 12 months as a five-door city crossover that’s smaller than the Countryman however barely bigger than the Cooper.
Wurst stated that an all-new convertible can be within the works, plus sporty John Cooper Works variations for all of the nameplates within the new, “easy” line-up of core fashions.
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“We have now a lot to do with the roll-out of the household we’ve simply introduced,” Mini’s head honcho stated. “The Aceman continues to be lacking, the John Cooper Works variations are all to return, we solely converse concerning the three-door however we even have a five-door coming, and we’ve got a convertible as effectively.”
The 2024 Mini Cooper three-door and 2024 Mini Countryman had been revealed final week as all-electric hatchbacks, however inside combustion variants will even come to market at a later date. And whereas Stefanie Wurst didn’t point out it, we count on the upcoming five-door and convertible Mini Cooper to function the identical powertrain choices as the brand new three-door Cooper. In different phrases, a front-mounted electrical motor that makes 181 horsepower within the Cooper E variant and 214 hp in Cooper SE guise.
The Countryman can be inbuilt Germany, whereas the Cooper is about to enter manufacturing in China, as is the upcoming Aceman, which is the results of a 50:50 three way partnership between the BMW Group and Nice Wall Motor. Versus the Cooper and Countryman – which is able to get fuel-burning variations – the Aceman can be an electric-only affair, providing the identical two drivetrain choices because the Cooper BEV, with 181 hp and 214 hp respectively.
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