Mini Aceman News

Kia is frantically working on a pair of small electric vehicles (EVs) that could reshape the bottom end of the new-car market by bringing near-price parity with internal combustion engine alternatives. The big news is that both the EV2 small crossover expected to debut sometime next year and its EV1 city-car sibling due a little later on are under serious consideration for Australia. This is despite being readied for production out of Slovakia, due to EV tax concessions as well as vast economies of scale that should help contain prices if or when they land here.

Mini has announced pricing for its fully-electric John Cooper Works (JCW) Cooper and Aceman. Set for a local release in the first quarter of 2025, pricing for the JCW Cooper will commence at $63,990, while the JCW Aceman will start at $65,990, both before on-road costs.

Mini will give its electric Cooper and Aceman models the John Cooper Works treatment with a 190kW electric motor, marking the brand's most powerful electric car to date.

Dubbed the Aceman, the little SUV will be electric-only and is sized in between the bigger Countryman SUV and smaller Cooper hatchback.

Details of the next generation of Mini's electric cars are here, with new names, better range figures, and a renewed focus on fun driving at the core of the brand's shift to electrification.

Can an automotive brand be both premium and affordable? Or is this impossible? Is it one or the other?I can't think of too many high-end brands that claim affordability as one of their key selling points.

Exactly how big can the Mini brand get? Should Mini stay mini, or could we see large SUVs wearing the Mini badge in the near future?The BMW-owned brand is at a crossroads.

The Mini brand is about to undergo its biggest transformation since it relaunched under BMW ownership in 2001.As well as kicking off its plan to become a completely electric carmaker by the early 2030s, Mini will also renew its entire model line-up within

More details have been revealed about the underpinnings of Mini's first dedicated electric vehicle, the Aceman small SUV.Revealed in concept form in Germany this week, the production Aceman will eventually roll out to global markets in 2024.Mini didn't co

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