A brand new era of the signature Mini Cooper hatch is about for debut later this yr as a 2025 mannequin, and a prototype for its John Cooper Works efficiency choice has been noticed testing.

Nonetheless, this specific JCW prototype does not function a gasoline engine. As an alternative, it packs an electrical powertrain that Mini has been growing since a minimum of 2020.

Clear giveaways are the sealed-off grille and lack of exhaust suggestions.

The brand new Cooper will likely be supplied with the selection of gasoline or electrical powertrains. Whereas the gasoline model will use an up to date model of the present era’s platform, the electrical model will use a devoted EV platform developed in China by Highlight Automotive, a three way partnership between Mini’s BMW Group dad or mum and Chinese language automaker Nice Wall Motors.

Manufacturing of the electrical model can even be dealt with in China, whereas the gasoline model will likely be constructed within the U.Ok.

2025 Mini Cooper

2025 Mini Cooper

Mini in Might confirmed Cooper E and Cooper SE grades for the electrical model. The Cooper E will pack a 40.7-kwh battery and a single electrical motor rated at 181 hp. The Cooper SE will function a 54.2-kwh battery and a single electrical motor rated at 215 hp.

The electrical JCW will seemingly mix the 54.2-kwh battery with an electrical motor rated at 300 hp or extra. The two.0-liter turbo-4 within the present JCW hatch generates 228 hp in normal guise and 301 hp within the limited-edition JCW GP.

We should always know extra as we method the electrical JCW’s launch which is able to seemingly happen towards the tip of 2024.

Even with the introduction of an electrical JCW, Mini is not prone to abandon gasoline engines for its high-performance choices simply but. A JCW model of the redesigned 2025 Countryman will seemingly stick to an internal-combustion engine, though the brand new Countryman can even provide electrical powertrains.

One factor that is not like to stay round is the guide transmission. The limited-edition 2024 JCW 1to6 Version launched in Might is rumored to be the final new Mini to function the third pedal.