A redesigned Mini Countryman is about to achieve U.S. showrooms subsequent fall, and can supply consumers a alternative of electrical or gasoline powertrains for the primary time.

Mini has solely proven the electrical model of the Countryman, which is named the Countryman Electrical. It should initially be supplied in base E and sporty SE grades.

The bottom grade will include a 66.5-kwh battery and a single-motor front-wheel-drive powertrain good for 188 hp. The SE will use the identical battery however improve to a dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain good for 308 hp. Mini mentioned house owners of the SE can count on 0-62 mph acceleration in 5.6 seconds and a high pace of 112 mph.

No EPA vary estimates for for the redesigned Mini have been revealed however DC quick charging at charges of as much as 130 kw might be supported, Mini has confirmed. This may allow a 10-80% cost to be accomplished in lower than half-hour, based on the automaker.

2025 Mini Countryman SE

2025 Mini Countryman SE

2025 Mini Countryman SE

A brand new technology of the high-performance John Cooper Works Countryman can be deliberate, although it will likely be powered by a gasoline engine, at the very least initially. This mannequin will possible pack much more than the Countryman SE’s 308 hp.

Options confirmed for the SE grade embody LED headlights, wheels measuring as much as 20 inches in diameter, an atmosphere packing with distinctive lighting and sound choices, and numerous digital driver-assist options. Certainly one of these is a brand new hands-free mode for touring in a single lane on highway-like roads. The system nonetheless requires the driving force to observe always and solely features at speeds of as much as 37 mph.

Each the electric- and gas-powered Countrymans are primarily based on the identical FAAR platform from Mini’s BMW Group dad or mum. Manufacturing of each variations can be being dealt with on the identical plant in Regensburg, Germany. The plant additionally builds FAAR-based BMW fashions like the most recent X1, a detailed cousin of the Countryman. A new BMW X2 can even be constructed on the plant.

Mini additionally has a redesigned Cooper hatch due for 2025. There might be electrical and gas-powered variations, although timing for the U.S. market hasn’t been introduced. The gas-powered Cooper is predicted to reach subsequent 12 months. The electrical model will possible comply with round 2026, when it begins manufacturing at Mini’s plant within the U.Okay. alongside an electrical subcompact crossover to be referred to as the Aceman.