The electric Mini is back with 218hp, the option of a JCW aerokit and considerably more range. No brainer, right?
. Where some alternatives sought to reinvent the small car with battery power, the Mini’s introduction felt as seamless as adding a diesel option once did. The Electric drove like a Mini, looked like a Mini and felt like a Mini - job jobbed, to a large extent. Manna from heaven for estate agents up and down the country, and proof that petrol power wasn’t a prerequisite for fun.
Any concerns about the outside ought to be forgotten when presented with the new interior. The driver doesn’t sit quite as low as they once did because of the batteries, and the steering wheel is even chubbier than ever, though probably that’s been said since the 1275 GT was introduced. The driving position is fundamentally very good.
Even with the additional kilos, the big power bump means this SE always feels just a bit faster and more urgent than the old model. It’ll scoot up to 80mph or so in no time at all. There’s definitely noise now, too, which was conspicuous by its absence the first time around.
Because of the differences in each mode, with new displays and a different feel to the car, there seems to be more to discover with the SE than there was in the Electric. And with some comparable cars that feel like they’re figured out in five minutes. Though a close-run thing, the SE was a nicer drive than the more powerful, rear-drive we tested recently. Like lots of good Minis, it encourages you to drive it harder, faster - and now a bit further, too.
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