Love the Union Jack rear lights 🇬🇧

You know i used to HATE my HUD in my MINIs because of that plastic… but i found out there’s one major benefit of it over other BMW Projected HUD options… IT WORKS WITH POLARIZED GLASSES!!!!!!!!! Since that, I’ve now preferred MINI’s approach (though question long term reliability of this raising/lowering mechanism worries me a little)

That's not a Tesla approach. Mini have always had a central instrument guage. It was always round

Expensive, Short range, Slow charging... sold!

At 41:19 Not only does the top glass come with a sunshade, the first half can be open as well. It is a nice sensation to have fresh air coming in a little bit just to feel that you are one with nature while driving on back roads. Love it. Love this openable sunroofs with shades.

If it's aprox. 65kWh usable that almost the same as Bolt EV/ EUV and KIA Niro EV. They are rated 247 and 253 miles so if this Mini does really 269 miles thats impressive efficiency!! As size and weight seems to be similat to Bolt EV/EUV and KIA Niro EV.

Built for the next 7 years not the last 7 years. Perfect encapsulation

I'm a BMW driver, I was curious so as the i4 was in the shop, I asked for a Mini Electric SE Cooper as a loaner. I spent a week with it, and I fell in love with the 2023 model switches on the middle dash, the knobs for the climate control, the switches for lights and the sunroof on the headliner, and the actual buttons around the iDrive controller on the console. The round screen with only the middle rectangle as an active screen was a bit style over substance, but there was a nice smaller screen behind the steering that actually moved when you adjust said steering. I'd take that cockpit over the new screen and touch any time of the day, it's even better than my i4's overall (well, my steering with its switches and my HUD are better). And it drove like a dream, decent suspension, a bit jostly over low frequency bumps, but direct steering, flat and go-karty cornering just loke the ads say. My wife also loved it, I briefly considered it as one of our next cars. However, honestly, the interior of the new Mini's, either the Cooper SE or the Countryman suck. They lost all these switches and buttons, and the sorry excuse for switchgear below the round screen hardly compensates. Sorry, my brief love for the Mini is now over. I'm not buying a Tesla-in-a-Mini-cloth. The reason why I bought the i4 is to stay away from the iPad-on-wheels thing, and it's sad to see that even Minis are imitating them. BMW is not doing itself any favor by imitating what they claim is "not a premium product". They are trying so hard to be Tesla I might be tempted to buy the Tesla itself.

Fantastic review!! I have a Mini SE and LOVE it- if it had 50 more miles range I would never let it go- I am not in need of huge range either but still... One thing I would miss is the center MPH binnacle- I really hate that plastic "heads up display" I get cutting costs but for what they are asking- I will miss that front binnacle. And I like the combination of switches, touchscreen and scroll wheel in the SE that I own. A few steps forward and a few steps back to me.

I like how cute it is, but I can't help but be reminded of a 2018 Suzuki Swift in the front end but with a interior that is world's better

Kyle, great review 🙏🏼

Many French cars have had dials centre of dash. This way you can have smaller steering wheel, since you don’t need to see dials trough it.

@musclerent

8 ай бұрын

And British ones too

Great video, like always 😁 really like electric cars videos especially from out of spec. You explains very well👍😎

I absolutely love the thick BMW steering wheels! Currently driving an new X1 which also has the M Wheel and it so comfortable. Almost sad when I get my i4 in the next weeks with the older generation (thinner) wheel. But I agree on the strap. Have the same hand position as you and this seems to be a bad decision.

1:40: Let’s get the facts right….the original Mini Countryman was the ADO15 from 1961

I own a Cooper hardtop, S electric, and I enjoy the fact that it’s still a small car. These countryman Mini are just getting too damn big to continue to call it a mini

@DanielRomero

8 ай бұрын

Nah, these are still a great little size for the utility you get out of these. Cars have gotten so huge that I am happy that Mini is providing these size alternatives.

@whatthe6532

8 ай бұрын

Agree. Coke above 375 mls is not a Coke. Those 2.25 litre bottles definitely not Coke.

@bigmacdaddy1234

8 ай бұрын

Wrong. The Mini Countryman is still smaller than most other SUV's. It's the perfect size.

@whatthe6532

8 ай бұрын

@@bigmacdaddy1234 I agree.

@jws44444

7 ай бұрын

You’re ragging that Mini’s are getting larger but they’re only making minor adjustments to fit the size of people these days. This dude barely fits inside.

Thanks for the new Mini Countryman video- Question: will the New Mini get lane centering tech + smart cruise? Or BMW's Highway Assistant? Thanks!

The new Mini ev has underpinnings that were developed in collaboration with Great Wall motors of China!!!!

I LOVE Minis. I think the new 2 door Cooper E or SE will be my next car.

In the nicest possible way, your nerdiness is what makes this channel so interesting and entertaining

Did they fix the issue where the split Union Jack blinker tail lights make an arrow that points the opposite direction that you’re turning? Seems dangerous at night almost to the point of being illegal.

I'm no Mini fan and this cars styling is not really my cup of tea...but that round OLED screen is very cool.

Kyle, I think you're all over the place with charging rates. The Mini Countryman has a 64.8kWh (net) battery. The ID.4 is shipped in Europe with either a 52 or 77 kWh (net) battery size. Charging with the BMW/Mini as well as the ID.4 is 10-80% SoC in 30 minutes. The small battery ID.4 Pure comes with 50kW DC as standard and a 650€ option to upgrade to up tp 120kW peak charing. The ID.4 77kWh versions depending on AWD or RWD come either with 175 or 135kW peak. The upcoming iX2 will probably be BMW's last BEV on the BMW gen 5 battery platform, it's not out there with Hyundai, but certainly industry standard when it comes to DC fast charging.

I couldn’t agree more about with your comments on the range. If it has a smaller battery pack and a quick charging time with a good charging curve, that would be great. Sometimes I wonder who does the market research for these vehicles? I’ve been driving electric vehicles for 12 years now I think the sweet spot is around 300 miles range, but this would really work well if it had better charging speeds. Disappointing considering it’s still a couple years away and the competition will be fierce.

Don’t see the charging as a problem…most people will charge at home and not be road tripping a mini…most! I have a Kia Niro EV with charging much slower than the new mini and I’ve never had an issue driving around town (Washington DC) and we only charge it on AC 120v…not an issue at all…it gets about 235 miles at 80% charge and never had range issues…that’s where most will be using it I would guess…

The vertical interior door handle, is it made from anodized metal or painted plastic?

Great video! I’m curious to see it in person, but the Volvo EX30 is still speaking to me more. Fun little fact: Newfoundland is pronounced similarly to the word “understand”. The “found” gets the thrown away a little bit, so it sounds like “New-fa-land” or “New-fun-land” as opposed to “New Finland”.

Any thoughts re: this versus the upcoming Honda Prologue? I'm considering them both.....coming from an Ioniq 5.

I love your videos Greetings From Austria

I love the interior, do wish it had better range, actually think the charging is fine based on the "minutes from 10 to 80%" figure.

great review

oh man i love your videos.

OMG I’ve not heard “bonnet” by an American since I’ve moved to the US. We considered a Countryman in the past but ultimately chose bigger. I like it though. Good review. Looking forward to seeing them on the roads.

The basic premise here is that BMW with the mini needs to beat the new e500 that is due out in a few months - the one that is 25% cheaper to build and 25% quicker to build - so it could DEA the miniE both on price esp but also on range. BMW have done the same with the last model miniE when they used all the parts from the BMW i3. By doing the same again has it compromise the miniE on price and range?

Lol this looks exactly the same as my Honda HRV or similar What is it with the new design scheme?

that rear light signature is the UK Union flag!

@teknomanning

8 ай бұрын

Somebody finally got it right.❤And I’m an American👍🏿😊

Isn't fast charging bad for battery life? I had a f56 for many years and no one buys a mini for it's practicality or good pricing. I have an x1 now and if the pricing isn't too ridiculous, this would be an interesting next purchase.

It's optimised for any drive system

Is it a ground up electric platform/car or are there "compromises" being made?

@ten3353

8 ай бұрын

Shares same platform with BMW X1, ix 1. FAAR platform, dude says it @2:25

The very first EV I ever saw was a Mini Cooper. It was on display at a strip mall in Westlake Village, CA. I'm not sure what year that was; probably 2014 or 2015. I didn't believe it was an EV until I looked under it and couldn't find a tail pipe.

@tkmedia3866

8 ай бұрын

Likely a “Mini E”? I was driving one for a bit.

I like it

269 is not bad

It will only have about 11 kW AC charging once it gets to the US, of course. Also, what's wrong with 60 kWh battery? Model 3 RWD is roughly the same. A bit more is better, sure but 60ish is fine. Especially if they get on the NACS train before launching here. But I do agree with 135 kW DC charging. The only thing that might save that slow speed a bit is if it has a very late ramp fall off.

@4literv6

8 ай бұрын

Because that size pack would yield about 210-220 miles epa range. The bolt exists in ev&euv formats with longer ranges for cheaper right now.

@TeddyBearGaming999

8 ай бұрын

Bjorn has tested the ix1 AWD (effectively the same car) to get 388km range at 90kmh and 271km at 120. It’s a boxier less efficient car than the model 3 sr

@Techridr

8 ай бұрын

@@TeddyBearGaming999 Very good point.

@Techridr

8 ай бұрын

@@4literv6 True. Most EVs are not as efficient as the Model 3. That is an important point

as somone who as a peugeot e208 with similar range and charging speed i thin americans prioritise it too much Ive had barley any issues it just takes some pre planning i do pretty much all my charging at home or the shops on their free ac chargers and since 99% of my trips are only around town it really isnt a big deal.

I was hyped for this car when I saw it a few weeks ago, but...THE RANGE!!!! WHY?!?!

Why are screens always rectangular? Because the larger "mother glass" they're cut from is rectangular, so e.g. circular shapes waste a lot of area/pixels that you're still paying for.

Did you not notice there is nothing below the armrest? There would be nowhere to put anything since there is nothing underneath!

A big, Maximum Mini.

I actually don’t mind my pop heads up display.

🔥🔥🔥🔥

A BMW iX1 with a different skin, which in itself was just an ev drivetrain inside an X1. Pity that BMW doesn't seem to care about Mini EVs. (the smaller one being outsourced to GWM basically)

Diesel? Which century are we in?

You should be driving hands on the wheel position is 10 till 2 ,

The interior is still too cutesy. Can those dash projections be disabled?

where are you seen mini?

Great review as usual. Range and charging is a killer. Absolute shame as it’s a great looking car. Thank you

This new Countryman puzzles me. The front is nice, like the center screen and the increased space. What I did not like were the following: the door handles look like the ones in BMW x1 thus lose the retro character of the F60, the absence of a gauge cluster even as an option, the seats are great but they seem more fitting in a BMW x1 than a Mini, the cloth on the dash and on the doors will get dirty (sunscreen, sweat, dust) and I believe in the long run it will be very hard to clean and the rear with that bump of a trunk seems more like a car from a KIA line-up than a Mini. Love the rims though.

I'm sad the new 'bmw ugly' design language has made it to the Mini's 😭 Also, those wheels look like the wheels on the new Volvo's and I can't unsee it. Glad they'll finally have a fully electric countryman now. Hopefully it'll get better with the LCI.

No, all Minis do not rattle! And some of us like thicker steering wheels!

If it holds 135KW till at least 45% and holds over 95kw till 75% it might just be fine

@jeremyloveslinux

8 ай бұрын

I bet it will be “etron like” and hold 135 ish for a substantial amount of the curve

@KyleConner

8 ай бұрын

That’ll at least be ok but not amazing

@thatfloridian5719

8 ай бұрын

@@KyleConner I rented a Kia ev6 bc of your videos and I can’t agree any more that Kia had super fast charging i see why you want more fast chargin evs

@timoliver8940

8 ай бұрын

I have the current Cooper SE and it’s charging curve is great up to 85% on a 50kW charger - the problem is getting it to charge at 50kW as it cannot precondition when driving. In two years ownership I’ve seen the 50kW charge speed once, normally it charges at 35-40kW because the battery is not warm enough. Since U.K. domestic charging fees have dropped I don’t public charge any more - why pay 25p/kW on a 22kW AC charger or 35p/kW on a fast charger when I only pay 7.5p/kW at night at home. Also as a retired person who does a 32 mile round trip to the nearest good shop every couple of days the Cooper S E’s 29kWhr battery has not caused range/charger anxiety at all. Longest trip I’ve had to do was a couple of 90 miles round trips and even in the dead of a cold Scottish winter I got home with 15% SOC. I do hope that the new Mini EV’s get a more accurate GOM though, present algorithm is way too pessimistic. The lack of a proper info display in front of the driver is a serious omission on the new cars too. I will also admit that I do have a another car for doing 4x4 stuff and longer drives and it has 650 miles range………

I love Mini Cooper, b

impressions on the trunk space, shrink it a bit so backseat passengers don't get kneecapped.

Lol, your driving position sucks, never hold the wheel like that, set a good example dude. I enjoy your enthusiasm. Btw my mini has never rattled, 6 years old now and I,agree, wish it was a bigger battery.

Can you confirm if this was made in Britain or China?

@ten3353

8 ай бұрын

For Countryman model, Germany (according to Thomas from another y t channel).

If one is planning to introduce a car to the USA, then spec it for the USA not Europe.

It’s sad how ugly they’ve become. They should have kept the circle headlights and circular theme throughout the design.

@concinnus

8 ай бұрын

Weirdly, the smaller Cooper electric does have circular (or slightly oval) headlights, but that's probably because Great Wall is making that one.

@blanco2407

2 ай бұрын

In my case I like this design, previously I wouldn’t even consider buying anything mini, but the new countryman is now a contender in my list

i really like the Countryman, i think it’s a great daily driver. shame BMW made such a poor attempt at making a proper EV

This is based on the Great Wall Motor's ME all-electric platform. The Germans were responsible for only the exterior and interior styling. Oh how the mighty have fallen.

@dr.andersonsghost4315

8 ай бұрын

@@KDR816 FAAR is BMW's marketing name for GWM's ME platform. Basically BMW took the ME platform and ordered some modifications specific to the two new Mini EVs.

@dr.andersonsghost4315

8 ай бұрын

@@KDR816 No, FAAR is BMW's marketing name for GWM's ME platform. Basically BMW took the ME platform and ordered some modifications specific to the two new Mini EVs.

Needs rounder headlights. This design lacks the "soul" of a MINI but it does look like a Kia Soul...

Overall this is a nice and thorough review. “Non-leather” seating material means vinyl. Vinyl is made from petroleum so the car is not made from, “entirely earth-friendly” products. Finally, as specified by the RSPCA (in Canada and the UK), one should never leave one’s dog unattended in their vehicle. So-called “Dog mode” can fail thus harming or killing your beloved dog.

The giant badge that protrudes from the side rear window obstructs the rear view. For what, a cool design feature? Give me a break!

Why do they have butt plugs in expensive new cars, when my 10-year-old EV has a flap door the same as this.

dude walking up and opening up the door - so frigging rude... by the way, thats everywhere, Germany or not.

Think they should have kept round headlights…looks more like a BMW now…no reason to do that.

First ?

@KyleConner

8 ай бұрын

Good work!

Too many misses.

Nice saying about next seven years not last seven years 😅

I absolutely hate the looks and the concept of this car. It's so big, that it hardly deserves to be in a brand called MINI. Then they went with the minimalist interior like Tesla, which again, I hate. Mini is always about efficient use of space. Creating a car so big with such a massive bonnet without a front trunk is incomprehensible -- what are they doing with all of that space? In terms of range, I think it is just enough -- for 265 miles WLTP is probably around 200 - 220 miles real world, again, just adequate, but as Kyle pointed out, not great for roadtripping. Again, one wonders the thinking and design goal of Countryman, if not for road trips?

135kWh charging? Lol BMW.

You need a real camera

No Dog Mode is such a miss, but really few manufacturers think about it. Baffling.

@robbiewiliams1974

7 ай бұрын

Most do not think about a dog mode as that animal specialist organisations such as the RSPCA, state that people should never leave their animals unattended in a vehicle. A so-called dog mode can fail, this exposing a dog to overwhelming heat.

@turboclown

7 ай бұрын

@@robbiewiliams1974 Well, everything can fail. I don't see this as a valid criticism, especially not with electric vehicles. People will leave their pets in the car, if only for 10 minutes. Why not offer a better solution to the problem.

This guy complains a lot. Don’t think he has driven a current mini.

people need to stop about leather free being a good thing. artifical/"vegan" leather is environmentally much worse than regular leather

Just like a mini broken and a piece of expensive crap

🤦‍♂️ Mini’s new EV offerings are baffling. Nice interiors, but specs and exterior designs are questionable. Makes me sad. I’ve had two Minis, a 2008 Cooper S and a 2012 Cooper. Both are better looking than these new EVs. So disappointing. Mini, you’re blowing it. I really WAS looking forward for a Mini EV for my next car. 😢

🗑

Another rich kids toy nobody needs.

Another wimpy EV. Where have the men gone ? 😂

@bigmacdaddy1234

8 ай бұрын

Men are now women today. Tranny's.

Don’t like it at all ,😔

I know you're trying to earn a living, but that's a freaking lot of commercials. Annoying as all get out.

Your tone and speech towards Alyssa isn't very kind. I was quite uncomfortable watching this video. You should practice kindness without condescension. This isn't the first time I've picked up on it either.

@bigmacdaddy1234

8 ай бұрын

Um, no. He spoke to her in a normal way. That is how normal people talk to one another.

@robbiewiliams1974

7 ай бұрын

It’s his wife, and they are both positive and kind to each other in their videos.

@elainebines6803

6 ай бұрын

I didn't notice and I'm very intuitive. It's only your perspective and that's fine 😉😎

So the countryman kept its original dna and they really went and totally insulted the coopers s with that horrible design 👎🏾

Another overpriced failure from bmw,

@bigmacdaddy1234

8 ай бұрын

Nope. BMW & Mini have been posting healthy profits consistently. Aren't you able to understand how to read a Profit and Loss financial report? Didn't you attend school?

No,ev is not future.

Cool outside❤, empty inside😢