A redesigned model of Mini’s signature hatch is about for a reveal later this 12 months as a 2025 mannequin, and Mini on Wednesday offered the primary specs for the electrical model. The automaker already previewed the outside design in April.

The brand new hatch will likely be referred to as a Cooper, as a substitute of the present Hardtop moniker, and the gasoline and electrical variations of the automobile will likely be primarily based on separate platforms. The gasoline model will primarily be an replace of the present Hardtop whereas the electrical model will use a devoted EV platform developed by a three way partnership between Mini’s BMW Group guardian and Nice Wall Motors.

There will even be separate manufacturing websites for the 2 variations. The gasoline model will proceed to be constructed on the present website within the U.Okay. The electrical model will likely be inbuilt China.

The electrical model will initially be supplied in Cooper E and Cooper SE grades, Mini mentioned on Wednesday. The Cooper E will pack a 40.7-kwh battery and a single electrical motor rated at 181 hp. The Cooper SE will characteristic a 54.2-kwh battery and a single electrical motor good for 215 hp. Evaluate that to the present Cooper SE Hardtop, which has a 32.6-kwh battery rated by the EPA at simply 110 miles of vary. The poor efficiency is partially because of the automobile using on a platform initially designed for gasoline energy.

For efficiency followers, Mini confirmed in 2020 it was creating an electrical John Cooper Works mannequin, although timing for this mannequin is unsure.

No particulars on the gasoline model has been confirmed, although the present Hardtop’s 1.5-liter turbo-3 and a pair of.0-liter turbo-4 powertrains ought to carry over, maybe with slight enhancements to efficiency and financial system for the brand new Cooper.

In its announcement on Wednesday, Mini additionally confirmed the Aceman title for the manufacturing model of final 12 months’s Aceman idea. The Aceman, which Mini mentioned will begin gross sales in 2024, is a subcompact crossover that will likely be supplied completely with electrical energy.

Earlier than the Aceman arrives, Mini will even introduce a redesigned Countryman. The brand new Countryman is about to develop by 5.1 inches to a size of 174 inches, serving to to create space within the lineup for the Aceman. The Countryman like the brand new Cooper will supply consumers the selection of gasoline or electrical powertrains, albeit with a standard platform for each variations.