A redesigned Mini Countryman is ready to succeed in U.S. showrooms subsequent fall, and can provide patrons a selection of electrical or fuel powertrains for the primary time.

Mini has solely proven the electrical model of the Countryman, which is called the Countryman Electrical. It is going to 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 will likely be supported, Mini has confirmed. This may allow a 10-80% cost to be accomplished in lower than half-hour, in keeping with 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 also be deliberate, although it will likely be powered by a fuel 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 watch always and solely features at speeds of as much as 37 mph.

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

Mini additionally has a redesigned Cooper hatch due for 2025. There will likely 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 yr. The electrical model will possible observe round 2026, when it begins manufacturing at Mini’s plant within the U.Okay. alongside an electrical subcompact crossover to be known as the Aceman.