Today we propose the Electric Mini SE, a model that is awaiting renewal by 2024, but which continues to be an ideal alternative for those who love Mini products and need the mobility advantages of a 100% vehicle. electric with a theoretical range of up to 230 km.
If you are a lover of the Mini design, this electric variant keeps all its spirit intact, the shapes of its three-door body, the front with its characteristic rounded shapes and its compact size of 3.85 meters long.
It also maintains the interior, approved for four seats, with relatively large front and more compact rear which, although not excessively narrow, honestly continue to be for very occasional use, especially due to the vertical shapes of the backrest and the boxed shapes. from its base.
In the same way, the trunk continues with its just 211 liters, which includes the double bottom on the floor and which in this case is practically destined for the charging cables of the electrical system.
Nor will we find big differences in the dashboard with its rounded shapes, with the steering wheel and the 5.5-inch control panel with good visibility integrated into the steering column, as well as the central information dial, round in appearance, but with a screen 8.8-inch internal touch screen or through the roulette system.
The starting of the engine, or start-up of the electric drive system is done by the classic central button that once activated, in the absence of the purr of a combustion engine, notifies us with the classic music of electric cars. It also retains the aviation-type lever-operated buttons, come on, a true Mini classic.
But of course the raison d’être of this unit is its electric platform, equipped with an electric motor of 184 CV and 270 Nm of torque with direct transmission to the front axle and a compact 32.6 gross kWh battery that is capable of ensuring the less on paper the 230 km and the desired Zero label on the windshield.
The truth is that the adoption of this electrified combination does not change the response and dynamism of the car. The Mini SE continues to be a more than interesting alternative for the city, where it continues to move with agility. On the road, apart from autonomy, it stands out for its quite firm frame and a direct and firm steering that translates into a remarkable reactivity to driving.
What changes is the thrust of the engine, which, like all electric cars, is immediate and quite forceful, which makes it a more than interesting weapon in the city, with good acceleration capacity in the first meters, although then 0 to 100 km. /h lingers at a nice 7.3 seconds.
To the classic Mid modes, which is the most neutral and the one that is connected by default when we start up for the first time, the sporty Sport and the Green or Eco available throughout the range, in this electric vehicle Green is added, which reduces consumption even more when forcing the disconnection of accessory elements such as air conditioning and making the throttle response more progressive than in the conventional Green.
But it is also that, by means of a dedicated button, the capacity of retention and energy regeneration can be varied, one with the normal position, where it is possible to take more advantage of inertia, something that is more interesting on fast roads, and the other more extreme that it is even capable of practically stopping the car just by releasing the accelerator, which is almost an e-Pedal system of other electric ones and that in the end is especially effective for in the city.
In terms of autonomy, reality is taking us a little far from the optimistic 230 km, in fact, it has been difficult for us to reach the real 200 km and always in 100% urban use. The reality is that in a more conventional and mixed driving the average moves around 165 and 190 km, and much less as it occurs to us to drive on the highway or at high rates where consumption skyrockets exponentially.
In exchange for this autonomy, the battery can be charged quickly, partly because of its size and partly because it is capable of accepting fast charges of up to 50 kW of power, which reduces the time from 0 to 80% to just 35 minutes. of battery, and a maximum of 3.5 hours when we charge it in alternating current connections at its maximum power of 11 kW.
This version in its basic approach costs 37,900 euros, a price that on the one hand can be lowered considerably with the different aids and discounts from brand financing, but also to raise the level of customization of Mini is still a classic, as for For example, this unit that, with the Resolute pack, offers such a particular aesthetic, with the stripes and details in bronze color, with the upholstery in lemon-colored touches or the exclusive recycled aluminum wheels of this unit and that supposes an extra 3,500 euros extra on the initial price.
