Mini's First EV Car Will Be A Lethal Performance Hot Hatch

Mini’s upcoming electric model will be something more than just another zero-emissions compact model; the first electric Mini will also focus in performance, aiming to become the world’s first zero-emissions hot hatch.

Based on the three-door hatchback, the future Mini Cooper S E will be revealed later this year using the existing UKL 1 platform as its base, only adapted to suit the electric powertrain, Autocar reports.

valhallakey - 1/8/2019 2:23:16 PM

+1 Boost

Should have done this with the stunning Superleggera with rwd of course. Wonder what the price point will be? I’m guessing $39k base.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 1/8/2019 2:55:17 PM

-2 Boost

Mini sold 43K units in the USA last year. Should the brand exist?

MDarringer - 1/8/2019 8:49:50 PM

0 Boost

It needs to be a brand sold entirely under the BMW roof without stand-alone dealers. Mini should NEVER have been forced to be a full-line manufacturer. The Mini Cooper should be the lone model. The Z4 should produce a $35K Triumph TR4. BMW should use the legacy nameplates they own as affordable niche cars.

vdiv - 1/9/2019 3:07:11 PM

+1 Boost

People who leased the two-seater prototype almost 10 years ago now, adored the car, more so than the ActiveE and even the i3 that followed it. Can't believe it has taken BMW/Mini so long to release a production Mini EV. It better be good.