I was shocked at the low weight but when I saw the range then I understood why. I'm sure that range is enough for most people anyway if they got a charger at home

I’m looking at a 2020 one of these with 10,000 miles on car giant for sale at £13,700 and am seriously tempted! Amazing discount from new. British Gas EV tariff would cost £3 to charge up 😂 insane value

We’ve had a level 3 for over a year and it’s fantastic. Smart interior and great drive.

We are driving our Mini Cooper SE since 2020 now. - Still love it!

Great review , you almost Made me go out and buy one after watching this . 😊

I've had an SE for about two and a half years. You are spot on regarding the fun factor. This is the most fun EV you can get bar none. In warmer climates, the range is much better. I live in OZ and get 230 to 250km (145 - 155 miles) per charge. Of course driving in a spirited way decreases range quite a bit, but who cares when you are having fun. The range prediction is ludicrously low, about 40% out in mine. It claims 160km (100 miles) even after just travelling 230+ on the last charge. It doesn't learn. Most people completely ignore the guess o metre (GOM).

@TANOCA17

10 ай бұрын

Have an SE. Same observations👍🏼

@deepakvrao

7 ай бұрын

Do you charge to 100% every time?

@js-hl5hv

7 ай бұрын

@@deepakvrao Yes. The MINI is designed to be charged to 100%. It has a reasonable buffer in the battery. After 3 years, no noticeable degradation. There is no way to limit the charge to 80% as it is not needed. It can also fully charge overnight from a standard 240v socket

@deepakvrao

7 ай бұрын

@@js-hl5hv thanks. Will charge to 100 percent and see what range I get in India. Not the warmest area where I live but consistently above 20C or so in the daytime.

@Sidmi5utc

7 ай бұрын

Yes I do. 7.4kw home charger will cause it no issues. Rapid charging to 100 regularly isn't advised.@@deepakvrao

I have a 2023 SE lvl3 . Pod Point home charger installed as part of the deal. The range is very conservative, the car will do well over 100 miles to a charge. Brilliant round town, very quick acceleration. Don't be negative about putting air con or heated seats on. I thought like that at the start, but until you get one and live with it your attitude changes. I use the AC when I need it and have had the heated seats on (which is less battery energy than using the cabin heater) A lot of reviewers harp on about the range, blah blah but again until you get to live with one, they don't know what their talking about. This is a town/city car and was never designed for motorway driving.

I charge mine about once per week at the local free community Charge Point charger. ~25kW on average for 100 miles in any season but winter. The cold weather diminishes battery power along with using the Heat Pump and seat and strewing wheel heating. But fun to drive despite the short range.

I was hoping you'd show the stop for the charge, and discuss it. Also; that e~mini is a 50/50 weight ratio > nice too see those back roads

Most comments, here and elsewhere, suggest that the range is much better than suggested by the car and can do 140-145 miles in good conditions. As it's so light, it can be very efficient, e.g. 5 miles per kw, depending on how it's driven and the weather.

My Mini SE level 3 will be with me in the first week of September. It will be replacing my petrol F56 Cooper S. I am thoroughly looking forward to it. My home Pod Point will be fitted before my car arrives...

@TANOCA17

10 ай бұрын

Have you received it? How is your first impressions compared to ICE version? As a SE owner, this comparison by a real owner is what I’m curious about 🤔

There's something about a small electric car that makes it feel so fast and nippy, the fact that there's no powerloss through the usual gears and drivetrain of its fossil fueled siblings. That's why they're so lovely to drive around town and on b-roads with multiple turns and speed changes. I've driven the Peugeot e208 a couple of times, good fun, yet still a little heavy and boring of course on the motorway.

@NowsNu

Жыл бұрын

apart from the earlier Renault Zoe, that thing had horrible suspension and just felt and sounded like a tin box xD

14:54 My Mini seems to encourage tailgaters too just like this one!

@clueadoption7610

6 ай бұрын

Small cars make some people angry. My wife's Suzuki Celerio had the same effect.

Lets see your M140i on the channel? Would be awesome to hear your take/commentary on it. I take it the cupra is gone?

@ParagonCarsLondon

Жыл бұрын

140i review will be coming sometime in the next month hopefully, just depends on what needs doing. Yeah the Cupra’s gone but i’ll be doing a 4 year review on how much it cost to run etc.

It's awesome that you're doing 30-70s and building a very useful database, but just noticed the incline on this is 1.88% and the last one was 0%. Are the tests not all done on the same road?

@ParagonCarsLondon

Жыл бұрын

They’re all done on exactly the same bit of tarmac. Dragy just isn’t that consistent unfortunately. I do 5 runs in total to try and get the most accurate time and it does seem be good at that atleast.

@seeeee7883

Жыл бұрын

@@ParagonCarsLondon oh I see. Nice work!

In my country I can get 150miles in my Mini Cooper Electric. It is always summer in southeast asia lol

@TANOCA17

10 ай бұрын

Same here even 155 miles depending on the conditions

@RyanChristopher777

4 ай бұрын

Is that with the ac on all the time ?

One of the best EVs. If you buy this, you know your use case, and likely have another car. The range figure is actually conservative (US). It's the most reliable EV, and one of the most reliable cars of all.

@Sidmi5utc

7 ай бұрын

100 percent correct ! Its our 2nd car.

Batteries can always be upgraded. It is important to make the car fun first, for longevity.

@clueadoption7610

6 ай бұрын

Interesting point that this could be a platform for an anticipated battery upgrade of about the same size and weight. Never thought about that.

@fluente

2 ай бұрын

Batteries can never be upgraded (as of now)

Range is low but who cares its sutch a nice car to drive

For me this car means i have to find a charger in the morning before work then 3 more times before home

@js-hl5hv

7 ай бұрын

600 miles per day. Impressive! Probably not the right car for you with that high a mileage though.

@pogo1140

7 ай бұрын

@js-hl5hv 200 to 300 miles per day. Making allowance for max charge of 80% and drain down to 20% to maximize the battery life minimize degradation.

0-60 is actually achieved in 6 secs dead

Speed limits? Bit unwise posting mph on global internet? Why are you jerking the steering wheel about on bends on urban junctions oundabouts? Your style? Or worn Jaguar E type steering mechanical structure/poor electronic management of power steering?

Totally useless range and at an outrageous price too. This should be sub £20k with a range of at least 160 miles in winter. Pay a little bit more and have an entry level Tesla

@rogermartinez78

11 ай бұрын

To each his own!

@Jon77777

7 ай бұрын

Or buy a used one for 14k. There’s loads out there the price drop is phenomenal

@SapphireSamC

6 ай бұрын

@@Jon77777That’s what I’m doing today! The prices are crazy low for what you’re getting!!! 🤪

@Jon77777

6 ай бұрын

@@SapphireSamC ah nice one mate! Are you getting a mini? I’m picking up my new Seat Ibiza FR tomorrow. Decided not to go electric yet

@SapphireSamC

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@Jon77777Going to at least test drive one today. They look like loads of fun and the range doesn’t worry us as it’s for local driving/work commute. It’ll be a third car after an Audi RS4 Avant and a heavily modified Peugeot 308 Gti. Should be the perfect 3 car garage! 🤞🤞🤞I wish you loads of fun in the Ibiza. We just sold a vRS Octavia estate that we had for 7 years from new! It was mapped to 300bhp and was phenomenal. Did everything so so well and was actually a hoot to drive on the twisties.