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

Mini has solely proven the electrical model of the Countryman, which is called the Countryman Electrical. It’s going to initially be provided 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 stated house owners of the SE can anticipate 0-62 mph acceleration in 5.6 seconds and a prime velocity of 112 mph.

No EPA vary estimates for for the redesigned Mini have been printed however DC quick charging at charges of as much as 130 kw can be supported, Mini has confirmed. This can allow a 10-80% cost to be accomplished in lower than half-hour, in line with the automaker.

A brand new era of the high-performance John Cooper Works Countryman can be deliberate, although will probably be powered by a gasoline engine, no less than initially. This mannequin will doubtless 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 varied digital driver-assist options. One in all these is a brand new hands-free mode for touring in a single lane on highway-like roads. The system nonetheless requires the motive 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 mum or dad. Manufacturing of each variations can be being dealt with on the similar plant in Regensburg, Germany. The plant additionally builds FAAR-based BMW fashions like the newest X1, a detailed cousin of the Countryman. A brand new BMW X2 can even be constructed on the plant.

Mini additionally has a redesigned Cooper hatch due for 2025. There can 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 12 months. The electrical model will doubtless comply with round 2026, when it begins manufacturing at Mini’s plant within the U.Okay. alongside an electrical subcompact crossover to be referred to as the Aceman.