"With the contemporary-day version revision, the MINI has reached a stage of adulthood that makes it extra exquisite withinside the small vehicle section with reference to layout, product substance and top rate quality, than ever earlier than," says Bernd Körber, Head of the MINI brand. "The MINI is the unique that stands proud from the group and it maintains to reinvent itself once more and once more."
The refreshed outdoors of the MINI three-Door Hatch, MINI Electric, MINI five-Door Hatch and MINI Convertible fashions appears even extra cutting-edge, with even extra interest now focussed at the vehicle's principal layout capabilities. The the front-view is ruled through a bigger radiator grille and its black, hexagonal surround, and the hallmark spherical MINI headlights. The function lighting were changed through vertical air inlets to optimise aerodynamics and the principal bumper strip is now in frame shade, as opposed to black. The wheel arch has new contours, the aspect signs were redesigned to characteristic LED generation and behind the vehicle, the fog mild is now incorporated into the rear apron as a slim LED unit.
Adding to an expansive shade pallet, clients can now pick out from 3 extra outdoors frame shades. Rooftop Grey is now to be had on all fashions, with clients additionally now capable of pick out Island Blue (formerly simplest to be had on MINI Countryman) and the MINI Convertible receives an special shade choice with Zesty Yellow.
As a part of the Piano Black Exterior choice, the door handles, aspect scuttles, gas cap, MINI brand at the bonnet and baggage compartment lid and version lettering and tailpipes of the exhaust machine are actually completed in excessive-gloss black, similarly to the surrounds of the headlights, radiator grille and rear lighting.
Customers also can pick out from 5 new wheels throughout all fashions, with Tentacle Spoke black layout, Scissor Spoke (formerly to be had on MINI Sidewalk Convertible simplest) and Pedal Spoke now being provided in 17-inch wheels. Pulse Spoke layout and John Cooper Works wheels in Circuit Spoke black layout are actually provided in 18-inch alternatives.
Each roof is particular: The Multitone Roof
An revolutionary and particular roof-paint end is obtainable at the MINI three-Door Hatch, MINI Electric and the MINI five-Door Hatch. The new Multitone Roof capabilities a shade gradient from San Marino Blue thru Pearly Acqua to Jet Black, created with a brand new portray technique. The 3 shade sun sunglasses are implemented one after the opposite in a moist-on-moist portray technique, a paint end known as Spray Tech, that's absolutely incorporated into the mechanised manufacturing technique at MINI Plant Oxford. Slight deviations withinside the shade sample arise because of converting environmental situations at some point of the portray technique, so each MINI with a Multitone Roof is absolutely particular.
"The new Multitone Roof for the MINI isn't simplest the maximum expressive shape of comparison paint to date, it additionally takes the brand's hallmark ex-works customisation alternatives to a brand new stage," says Oliver Heilmer, Head of MINI Design. "And due to the fact each roof appears a bit bit one of a kind and is so particular, it will pay to appearance extra intently than ever."
Dark headlights, brightly illuminated roads
The internal housing of the spherical headlight is now provided in black, in preference to the preceding chrome, and a round mild band takes at the characteristic of the daylight hours going for walks lighting and signs.
Optional Adaptive LED headlights offer cornering mild, matrix excessive-beam and horrific climate mild functions. When turning, a separate mild beam mechanically falls at the lane wherein the driving force is heading and the matrix characteristic affords 4 segments which can spark off and deactivate independently to keep away from fantastic different street users. When visibility is constrained, the horrific climate mild acts as a dimmed cornering mild to higher light up the street.
Interior: Clear layout, fantastic end
The redesigned indoors of the MINI three-Door Hatch, MINI Electric, MINI five-Door Hatch and MINI Convertible is state-of-the-art and cutting-edge. An 8.8-inch shade touchscreen show and Piano Black excessive-gloss floor are actually preferred and the audio manipulate unit and characteristic buttons for chance caution lighting and motive force help structures are incorporated extra harmoniously into the round manipulate unit.
Chrome factors were appreciably decreased all through the indoors with the 2 outer air shops framed through black panels. The inner air vents were absolutely redesigned and are actually embedded to be flush with the indoors floor.
Sports leather-based guidance wheel and virtual cockpit as preferred
A newly-designed sports activities leather-based guidance wheel with multifunction buttons could be a part of the same old system of all version editions of the MINI three-Door Hatch, MINI Electric, MINI five-Door Hatch and MINI Convertible. A new shape for the keypads optimises operation of the audio and cellphone functions, voice manipulate and motive force help structures.
The virtual show at the back of the guidance wheel, already provided at the MINI John Cooper Works GP and MINI Electric, is now provided as preferred on all new MINI three-Door Hatch, MINI five-Door Hatch and MINI Convertible fashions. The virtual show in black panel layout has a five-inch diameter and indicates key riding facts, check-manipulate messages and standing presentations of the driving force help structures. In the MINI Electric, it additionally serves as a charging reputation indicator at the same time as related to the strength grid.
Choice of show shades and temper lighting: The new "Lounge" and "Sport" modes
There is a preference of shade schemes for the principal device and virtual cockpit presentations, which may be decided on withinside the manipulate machine menu. In "Lounge" mode, the content material is displayed in a chilled shade putting ranging among turquoise and petrol blue. If "Sport" mode is active, the display backgrounds are pink and anthracite.
In conjunction with the brand new Ambient Light choice, the shade worlds of the presentations also can be blended with the indoors mild manipulate. There is a preference of six indoors mild shades for every of the 2 modes "Lounge" and "Sport". They can every be set the use of a toggle transfer positioned withinside the top region of the windscreen frame. Corresponding colored mild is then emitted from the laser-engraved LED ring of the principal device, from the now not directly illuminated undersides of the indoors surfaces, alongside the contours of the door panels, on the motive force's and passenger's door openers, from the bottom of the roof in addition to withinside the the front region of the centre console and withinside the foot wells. Ambient Light additionally illuminates the door handles and the access regions at the motive force and passenger sides.
Go-kart feeling redefined: Adaptive suspension optimising the stability among sportiness and consolation
A new edition of Adaptive Suspension, to be had for the primary time on MINI, redefines the brand's hallmark go-kart feeling. It achieves a fantastically optimised stability among sportiness and journey consolation thru using non-stop frequency-selective damping. An extra valve performing at the traction aspect takes over the project of smoothing out surprising strain peaks in the damper. The damper pressure is adjusted inside 50 to a hundred milliseconds and relying at the riding state of affairs and street situations, the damping forces may be decreased through as much as 50 percent.
An electric powered parking brake comes as preferred at the MINI Electric and is likewise now to be had withinside the different version editions, along with an automated transmission, the non-compulsory Driving Assistant and as a minimum 17-inch mild-alloy wheels.
Staying on path in any respect times: Lane departure caution and the brand new Active Cruise Control
The non-compulsory Driver Assistance Pack guarantees most consolation and protection. The new lane departure warnings assist the driving force live competently on their selected path with the machine registering markings at the threshold of the lane and alerting the driving force thru guidance wheel vibration if there's a hazard of deviation. This % additionally consists of Active Cruise Control, which now additionally gives a Stop & Go characteristic along with an automated transmission. It mechanically continues the preferred velocity and the gap to cars beforehand in 4 stages. The machine makes use of facts registered through the the front camera, mounted withinside the top a part of the windscreen frame, to alter velocity and distance consistent with the state of affairs.
Classic, Sport and Exclusive get upgraded
The MINI Classic, Sport & Exclusive trim applications have additionally been extended, imparting clients a much wider preference of outdoors frame shades, protection capabilities and upholstery. Sport fashions now provide Intelligent Adaptive Suspension as preferred, Piano Black Exterior, Chilli Red frame shade, extra John Cooper Works badging and Dinamica Leather upholstery. Rear Park Distance Control is likewise covered as preferred.
Customers selecting the Exclusive trim, will now gain from Enigmatic Black outdoors shade, Anthracite Headlining, Rear Park Distance Control and Driving Modes. The MINI Yours Union Jack Soft-pinnacle roof at the MINI Convertible is preferred.
A handful of person alternatives were brought to the line-up for the MINI Electric, permitting clients to similarly personalise their preference of Level 1, Level 2 or Level three. For clients choosing Level 2, they are able to now upload Roof Rails, Active Cruise Controller and Sun Protection Glass, in addition to the brand new Piano Black Exterior. Those choosing Level three additionally have the choice of including Satellite Grey Leather upholstery.
Electric Collection
Alongside the Level 1, Level 2 and Level three fashions provided at the MINI Electric, an special Electric Collection version is introduced, constrained to simply three hundred clients withinside the UK. The Electric Collection is a hard and fast specification version and the simplest manner to get admission to new outdoors paint selections on a MINI Electric. Based at the Level three version, it may be laid out in both Island Blue or Rooftop Grey and springs with Multitone Roof, black replicate caps, Piano Black Exterior and 17-inch Electric Collection Spoke wheels, along version-special outdoors pix.
In addition to the excessive preferred specification of Level three, the Electric Collection version consists of particular door access strips and guidance wheel badging, Aluminium Interior trim and a zero-value choice to upload a Panoramic Glass Sunroof.
New working machine with cutting-edge pix show
The working machine of the MINI three-Door Hatch, MINI Electric, MINI five-Door Hatch and MINI Convertible is now extra superior than ever earlier than way to a brand new pix show and similarly advanced alternatives for choosing and controlling the car functions, audio machine, hands-unfastened cellphone machine, navigation and apps. The display show with symbols and textual content on new shade backgrounds has a cutting-edge appearance and menu objects are actually displayed as "stay widgets" to be known as up through swiping the touchscreen. Advanced connectivity capabilities, audio and navigation capabilities are to be had in non-compulsory packs, that have additionally been extended.
Navigation Pack gives clients a Navigation machine, Apple Car Play and Real Time Track Information (RTTI) at the same time as Navigation Plus now additionally consists of Head-up Display and Wireless Charging and Concierge Services. Comfort Pack now consists of Comfort Access along Automatic Air-Con, Seat Heating, Storage Pack and Front Armrest.
Always related in your MINI: The new MINI App
The new MINI App gives a complicated consumer revel in this is absolutely orientated toward a virtual lifestyle, permitting drivers to touch their MINI at any time, so as to name up facts at the vehicle's reputation. Fuel degrees or fee reputation may be visible speedy and you could ship navigation locations at once out of your telephone to the vehicle.
Engines with MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology and Euro 6d emission preferred
Powerful and green petrol engines with 3 or 4 cylinders represent the force portfolio for the MINI three-Door Hatch, the MINI five-Door Hatch and the MINI Convertible. Their MINI TwinPower Turbo generation is made of a turbocharging unit incorporated into the exhaust manifold, direct petrol injection and variable valve timing. The three-cylinder engines, every with a potential of 1.five litres, are to be had in versions, with outputs starting from seventy five kW/102 hp to a hundred kW/136 hp. The 2.0-litre 4-cylinder engine generates a most output of 131 kW/178 hp or one hundred seventy kW/231 hp withinside the John Cooper Works fashions. Thanks to continually optimised emission manipulate generation, which incorporates a petroleum engine particulate filter, all version editions observe the Euro 6d emission preferred.
The combustion engines of the MINI three-Door Hatch, MINI five-Door Hatch and MINI Convertible are blended with a 6-velocity guide gearbox as preferred.
