Mini, a subsidiary of the German automaker BMW, recently announced the latest news regarding the third-generation Countryman. Since it will share the platform with the BMW iX1, the body size will be the same as that of the BMW iX1. In other words, the body length will reach 4.43m, which is longer than the previous generation. It is 13cm taller and 6cm taller. The advantage is that there is more space, but the disadvantage is that it is getting farther and farther away from the “mini”.
Mini, which has fully transformed into an electric car brand, will have two power versions for the new generation of Countryman, the Countryman E with a 140kW motor on the front axle and 191 horsepower output, and the Countryman E with a 230kW motor and 313 horsepower output on the front and rear axles. Four-wheel drive version of the Countryman SE. In addition to the same power system as the BMW iX1, the built-in 64.7kWh battery pack and support for up to 130kW DC fast charging are also the same, but the difference in body design makes the Countryman’s WLTP cruising range reach 450km, which is 10km more than BMW’s.
The Mini Countryman will be produced at the BMW Group’s Leipzig plant in November, becoming the first Mini produced in Germany, and is expected to go on sale in February next year. Mini revealed that Countryman will have an S version and a John Cooper Works hot version later on.
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