Of the three-strong 2025 MINI Countryman variety, it's the all-electric design that is unquestionably the most fascinating. It might not be the car manufacturer's very first full-EV, when it lands in U.S. car dealerships this fall, it'll be the very first of the Countryman series to ditch internal combustion completely. That, together with this third-generation's uptick in usefulness, might provide MINI a strong rival in a household crossover sweet area.
The 2025 MINI Countryman SE ALL4 changes the old plug-in hybrid variation of the crossover, which though perky, never ever rather stuck out amongst PHEVs with its simple 17 miles of variety. This all-electric upgrade repairs that, with an approximated 245 miles of driving in between charges. It likewise follows the 2025 Countryman JCW and Countryman S ALL4 in scaling up in size to please not-unreasonable needs for more area and a fancier cabin.
Where retro character alone might have made MINI resilient at one point, nowadays it takes more to stick out of the crowd– specifically in the face of some engaging compact electrical crossovers. The brand-new Countryman SE ALL4 may be larger, then, however is it substantially much better?
Less charming
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While previous MINI designs have actually looked cutesy and friendly, the brand-new 2025 Countryman SE ALL4 has a more frowning fascia. The octagonal grille and more angular headlamps call back the softness that MINI rollovered from its pre-BMW names, while the neon green “S” on the front highlights the reality that this is the electrical design.
From the side, a chunkier contrast roofing system and bigger C-pillar detailing assistance camouflage a few of the boost in heft for this generation. Possibly it's the back which is most effective, however, with its personalized LED taillight clusters. They, with the lower valance, produce less of the “pinched and upright” appearance that I believe the Countryman JCW deals with.
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20-inch alloy wheels have a striking food-processor-blade style– which MINI states is likewise aerodynamically enhanced– and handle to prevent being too fancy. All in all, it's a more developed analysis of what a MINI need to appear like, even if it may have lost a little of the approachability along the method.
More grunt
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Gone is the JCW's punchy gas engine, too, with a set of electrical motors in its location. The Countryman SE ALL4 gets four-wheel drive as basic, with an overall of 313 horse power and 363 pound-feet of torque. Significantly, that is one horse and practically 70 pound-feet more than the John Cooper Works-tuned MINI.
We can blame the additional curb weight– around 750 pounds more for the battery-electric vehicle– for the slower 0-60 miles per hour time. That stated, at 5.6 seconds, the MINI EV is just 0.2 seconds slower because dash than its stylish brother or sister.
Leading speed is lower, too, with the electrical vehicle's limiter beginning at 112 miles per hour versus the 155 miles per hour of the JCW.
