Video Summary
- 2024 Mini Cooper SE 2 door hardtop is featured in Melting Silver Metallic with leather cross punch carbon black interior.- The EV has the least range and takes a little more time to charge.
- The exterior features LED headlamps and cornering lights; there are no fog lights.
- The S badging is yellow.
- Gloss black is around all of the exterior elements, including the badge, because of the iconic trim.
- The iconic trim costs about $6,000.
- The base MSRP is just under $31,000.
- The John Cooper Works (JCW) will save a little bit of money and have more horsepower, and it will be quicker in 0-60.
- There is no Frunk, but the setup is the same as a standard two-door cooper.
- The vehicle has 17-inch tinacle black gloss alloy wheels with the Mini Cooper badging outlined in yellow.
- It has a 36-kilowatt lithium-ion battery pack.
- The total range is 114 miles.
- A level two charge or 230-volt will take about 4 hours to charge.
- 119 MPGe's for the city and 100 MPGe's for the highway.
- The 0-60 rate is 6.9 seconds, but feels faster.
- Eight horsepower are lost compared to a standard S trim, producing 191 hp on the EV.
- There is a loss of 7 pound-feet of torque or 199 pounds feet of torque, instead of the 206 on the S.
- This has a single-speed transmission.
- The EV weighs around 300 pounds more than the S but is still going to be quicker, although over a second slower than the JCW.
- Manual seat adjustment for both the driver and the passenger are 6-way adjustable.
- There are heated front seats.
- Head room is at 40.3 inches and leg room is 41.3 inches.
- 8.7 cubic feet of storage are in the trunk.
- This is a non-power lift gate.
- There is 60/40 split folding for the rear seat.
- There are no paddle shifters.
- Gloss black surround the circular air vents on both sides.
- Toggle switches remain and there are USB ports and storage in front of the cup holders.
- An 8.8-inch screen comes with navigation.
- An edgeless auto-dimming rearview mirror and dual climate control settings are featured.
- You cannot turn off the regenerative braking.
- The regenerative braking can only be set to lower or higher settings.
- At the time of the review, the reviewer said: “the seat’s comfortable enough”.
- As an EV, you do lose range when driving with more dynamics.
- It feels faster than its stated acceleration because of its wheelbase.
- With about a lane turn radius and the 2 doors, the car weaves easily, and holds to the road.
- It is a good choice to consider at its relative price.
- Overall, this is a fun car; BMW and Mini teamed up to bring about iconic elements.
- The video reviewers biggest complaint is range.
