2025 Mini Cooper 5-Door Revealed
The new-generation Mini Cooper 5-Door has just been shown, bringing additional practicality to the cool hatchback’s lineup. Here are some early details.
The cute Cooper family has expanded with the unveiling of the practicality-focused Mini Cooper 5-door. While we’d all love the cute two-door Mini hatchback, the reality is that a 5-door derivative offers that much more practicality and space.
So, what’s happened under the skin? The Mini Cooper 5-door has been stretched out, both in terms of wheelbase and overall length. It’s now at 4 036 mm long (17 cm longer than the two-door) and the wheelbase extended by 72 mm. It may not sound like much, but just a few centimetres extra is needed to separate a rear passenger’s knees from the seat in front of them.
The Mini Cooper 5-door retains those funky retro-style looks and we understand that initially turbocharged petrol engines will power the range, before an all-electric powertrain joins. Right now, the engine choices are the 1.5-litre turbocharged 3-cylinder petrol engine with 115 kW and 230 Nm, badged as the Cooper C. This powertrain is good for a 0-100 kph time of 8 seconds and a top speed of 225 kph.
For those wanting more fun, the Cooper S 2.0-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder makes 150 kW and 300 Nm. It offers a sportier drive and a 0-100 kph time of 6.8 seconds is being claimed.
Mini has said the 5-door model retains that “spirited handling” thanks to a special suspension and damping tune. While SA specs are not yet confirmed, wheel sizes range from 16- to 18-inch units.
When will the Mini Cooper 5-Door arrive in South Africa?
We’re yet to hear from BMW Group South Africa, but we’re expecting the new Cooper 3-door hatchback to launch locally very soon. The Countryman has already made landfall and the first few units have already found homes in the republic. We’ll update this article as soon as we hear more.
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