The 2025 Mini Cooper EV reveal is showing off a facelift, elevated vary, and a large, spherical OLED display floating in entrance of the dashboard. The corporate says the Cooper E and Cooper SE — the 2 EV variants — have 190 miles and 250 miles of vary, respectively, as calculated utilizing the European EV check cycle. (These numbers may drop to round 175 miles and 215 miles every when the EPA check cycle is utilized, per Ars Technica.)
However about that huge OLED touchscreen that now floats in entrance of the middle of the dashboard as an alternative of the embedded rectangle in previous fashions. The corporate teased the Cooper’s redesigned interior earlier this yr with movies exhibiting the display’s animations and adopted that up with one other launch with more detail about its capabilities. The display can be used to indicate Spike, a CG canine that represents the “fully-fledged voice assistant” the corporate introduced a couple of months in the past. (Should you don’t just like the canine, there’s additionally a “stylized illustration of a Mini” choice.)
If you cycle by the “Mini Expertise Modes,” which change the automobile’s dealing with and responsiveness, Mini says the inside lights, instrument cluster, and OLED display will all tackle colours to match the vibe of the mode.
Voice management may be activated by saying “Hey Mini,” and it’s used, as you may guess, for navigation, cellphone calls, in-car leisure, and “quite a few different car capabilities.” The corporate additionally says the automobile will be taught out of your routine whenever you take the identical routes commonly and might be taught to robotically roll down the window in the identical place, for instance. The show runs the Android-based Mini Working System 9.
Mini says the 184hp Cooper E can attain 60mph from a cease in 7.3 seconds and has 214lb-ft of torque, whereas the extra highly effective 218hp Cooper SE variant, which gives 243 lb-ft of torque, can do it in 6.7 seconds. The Cooper E makes use of a 40.7kWh battery, and the Cooper SE’s has a 54.2 kWh capability.
Lastly, though the physique model remains to be usually in line with previous designs, there are some modifications. The oval-shaped headlights’ LED surrounds now have coordinated “welcome and goodbye animation” and “three adjustable gentle signatures,” whereas the automobile’s rear has been switched up with angular lights that may also be customized, as you possibly can see within the TikTok video above.
