Mini: New generation in tough winter test

The new edition of the Mini is purely electric and is completing a key chapter in its series development process with the winter test program. In extreme sub-zero temperatures, the electric drive, high-voltage battery, power electronics and charging technology of the prototypes are already demonstrating their high degree of maturity.

Snow-covered roads and prepared surfaces on frozen lakes also serve as ideal test tracks on which the characteristics of the powertrain, steering and chassis can be very sensitively tested, refined and fine-tuned.

Agility and typical creative use of space
Mini is also launching the fifth generation of the 3 door. With its vehicle concept geared to purely electric driving pleasure from the outset, the new edition of the original has ideal prerequisites for agility and the typical creative use of space that guarantees plenty of interior space in a minimal footprint.

Successful concept for urban driving fun
The new 3 door is the logical further development of a concept for urban driving pleasure that has been successful for more than 60 years and will be implemented even more puristically and sustainably in the future. This is expressed particularly clearly in the design of the classic body variant.

Electrification offers designers the opportunity to think in a fundamentally different way and creates new starting points for the combination of individual style, attention to detail, a sense of tradition and a passion for innovation that is typical of the Mini.

Spontaneous power development of the electric motor
At the winter test center in Arjeplog, the driving characteristics of the 3 door can be optimally refined. With every lap it completes on packed snow and icy surfaces, the test engineers can precisely fine-tune, among other things, the spontaneous power development of the electric motor, the control systems for optimizing traction, and the cornering behavior.

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