Desire a absolutely electrical convertible?
There stay no choices for the U.S.; however in the event you’re in Europe, you’re in luck, with a Mini Cooper SE Convertible that may probably be accessible for one thing lower than exotic-car costs.
Again in July, Mini teased the thought of an reasonably priced electrical convertible that’s a part of a “fully electrified mannequin household” that may coexist with inner combustion fashions for some years.
Now it’s already charging that concept into a really particular version. Beginning in April 2023, the Mini Cooper SE Convertible will likely be provided on the Continent, in a restricted run of 999 autos.
“Following the constructive suggestions on the distinctive specimen introduced in summer time 2022, MINI is now going forward with a small sequence of the all-electric MINI Cooper SE Convertible,” the model confirmed Tuesday.
MINI Cooper SE Convertible (Euro spec)
The Cooper SE Convertible is 151.6 inches lengthy, 68.0 inches large, and 56.2 inches excessive—all numbers basically carried over from the gasoline Mini Cooper hardtop—and it’s constructed on the identical 98.2-inch wheelbase.
Mini says that the Convertible will likely be provided in Enigmatic Black and White Silver exterior hues, with door handles and different trim given a bronze end and mannequin lettering in black. The facility-operated mushy high may be operated at as much as 19 mph.
With the identical 181-hp electrical motor on the entrance wheels because the Cooper SE, it might speed up to 62 mph in 8.2 seconds. That’s a couple of second and a half slower than the Mini Cooper SE, and it signifies that the Cooper SE Convertible could also be a number of hundred kilos heavier than the hardtop, maybe bringing the curb weight nearer to three,500 kilos.
MINI Cooper SE Convertible (Euro spec)
The 2023 Mini Cooper SE is rated at 114 miles of EPA vary for the U.S., from a 32.6-kwh battery pack. Based mostly on the European WLTP cycle, which tends to be extra optimistic than the U.S. EPA cycle, Mini says that the Cooper Convertible will cowl 125 miles on a cost—a 13% discount versus the 144 miles the SE hardtop will get on that very same cycle—so which may quantity to solely round 100 miles of U.S. EPA vary, if Mini have been to contemplate bringing any of those Stateside.
Though 100 miles may appear foolish for America, it could possibly be an ideal system for enjoyable. That sounds prefer it is likely to be loads for a few hours of seashore cruising—or top-down commuting—all with out listening to and smelling an exhaust.