Mini Aceman: The small electric SUV is so chic

Created: 07/27/2022, 00:01

By: Marcus Efler

The new Mini will be launched at the end of next year.

The electric versions come from China - including the compact SUV Mini Aceman.

This study already shows quite precisely what it will look like.

1 / 10The exterior design of the 4.05 meter long, near-series Mini Aceman study promises a puristic appearance that emphasizes the iconic Mini-typical features.

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2 / 10The fender panels over the burly 20-inch wheels emphasize the off-road character.

Thanks to optional four-wheel drive, the Mini Aceman could probably even keep the promise.

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3 / 10The prototype looks familiar and new at the same time when viewed from the rear.

As a purely electric car, the Mini Aceman is intended to complement the larger Countryman, which will continue to drive with combustion engines, and round off the BMW Group's SUV range at the lower end.

The production model could make 180, 225 hp and 300 hp and offer ranges of up to 300 kilometers.

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4 / 10The LED headlights also emphasize the typical Mini style.

They enable adaptive illumination of the road as well as an individual light design.

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5 / 10The massive roof rack also emphasizes the off-road character of the Mini Aceman.

Underneath is the roof, which quotes the British flag "Union Jack" - and which is of course intended as an option for the production version.

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6 / 10With a width of almost two meters, the Mini Aceman looks powerful even when stationary.

In the study, the closed front also serves as a surface for variable projections.

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7 / 10Night design is now one of the most important styling options for modern cars.

Here the headlights and upper front part indicate the Union Jack.

It remains to be seen what will make it into the production model.

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8 / 10On the rear headlights, on the other hand, the previously known flag design is passé.

Instead, the driver (within the legal possibilities) can choose different options and animations.

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9 / 10The central, large round instrument remains and is completely digital.

Whether the driver gets cockpit instruments in the production version or just a head-up display is still open.

Colorful textiles dominate the interior.

According to previous planning, however, buyers will have to do without stylish leather equipment.

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10 / 10The characteristic bar with the direct switches for important functions is retained, but reinterpreted with a glass design instead of the previous chrome (at least in the study).

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For more than two years, BMW has been developing the next generation of the popular Mini small car together with the Chinese car manufacturer Great Wall.

The purely electric models produced in China (the combustion engines will still come from Oxford, UK) will also include an electric SUV that, at a good four meters, is clearly smaller than the current Countryman.

The manufacturer promises the usual, kart-like driving behavior as well as a minimal ecological footprint.

The near-series study Mini Aceman offers a first look at the cute crossover.

The exterior design interprets the typical Mini style even more puristically than the previous Mini models.

There should be room for five people inside, which could be a bit tight even with a width of almost two meters and good space economy in the rear, which is typical of electro.

"The purely electric vehicle concept makes it possible to steer the design more towards the traditional core values ​​of Mini," explains Mini chief designer Oliver Heilmer: "This creates models that take up little space on the road and at the same time are more comfortable inside , offer more versatility and more emotion than ever before.”