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Sharper profile, authentic character: The new MINI Edition models.
Wed Feb 09 00:01:00 CET 2022 Press Kit
All models to be launched as of March 2022: Resolute Edition for the MINI 3-door, the MINI 5-door and the MINI Convertible and Untamed Edition for the MINI Countryman. Exclusive design and equipment features deliver unmistakable charisma.
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Canadian-market models and specifications are to be announced at a later date.
Munich. MINI is raising driving fun, expressive design, premium quality and individual style to a new level with its new edition models for spring 2022. For the first time, all current models of the tradition-steeped British premium car manufacturer will be launched at the same time in a specific special edition. From March 2022, the MINI 3 door, MINI 5 door and MINI Convertible will be released in the Resolute Edition. This edition is also available for the MINI Cooper SE. The MINI Countryman in the Untamed Edition will be launched in parallel.
The edition models have particularly authentic product personalities, each one featuring its own distinctive hallmark character. The exclusive and precisely coordinated design and the equipment features emphasise each model’s characteristic elements. The Resolute Edition clearly emphasises the individuality, traditional style, self-confidence and unmistakable charisma of the original in the premium segment of this vehicle class. In the Untamed Edition, the MINI Countryman sharpens its profile as the perfect companion for spontaneously heading out on adventures beyond the bounds of the city. Each special edition has its own model-specific characteristics with particularly attractive body paint finishes and alloy wheels, high-quality interior design and exclusive decorative elements for the exterior and interior.
In addition, customers can also configure the new MINI edition vehicles to suit their personal needs and requirements. The equipment features can be combined, for example, with the model-specific Comfort, Driver Assistance and Connected Packages. Individual options such as Steptronic sport transmission, adaptive chassis, Harman Kardon HiFi speaker system or the panoramic glass roof are also available for the different edition models.
The MINI Resolute Edition: Pure driving joy, unparalleled
charisma.
As the original in the premium small car
segment, the MINI combines a thrilling drive with an unconventional
appeal that is attractive to different target groups, characterised by
its hallmark design and modern premium character. This is why the MINI
enjoys a unique position in this competitive environment. The MINI 3
door with its classic body concept, just like the MINI 5 door with its
extended functionality, stands for experience-oriented urban mobility
in the 21st century. The true MINI feeling is made up of Joie de vivre
and openness. And this now also applies to the world of electric
mobility. The MINI Cooper SE combines the style of the original with
locally emission-free driving fun. In addition, the MINI Convertible
complements the brand's unmistakable appearance with a particularly
extravagant, youthfully fresh look.
The Resolute Edition is available for the MINI Cooper 3 door and in the MINI Cooper S 3 door, the MINI Cooper 5 door and in the MINI Cooper S 5 door. It is also available in conjunction with the all-electric MINI Cooper SE. Customers can enjoy open-top driving pleasure in exclusive Resolute Edition style in the MINI Cooper Convertible and in the MINI Cooper S Convertible.
Appealing design features and colour
combinations.
The exclusive design and equipment
features of the Resolute Edition reinforce the hallmark
characteristics of the MINI models and combine them with modern,
high-quality design accentuations. Exterior design features include
both a traditional-style colour scheme and no more chrome elements,
which will be a matter of course on future MINI models for reasons of
sustainability. The Rebel Green variant signals pure sportiness; this
was previously reserved exclusively for the top athlete MINI John
Cooper Works. It is combined with a Pepper White roof finish and
Pepper White exterior mirror caps for the MINI 3 door and MINI 5 door.
On the MINI Convertible Resolute Edition, the electrically operated
soft top and the exterior mirror caps are finished in black.
Hallmark design features are finished in exclusive Resolute Bronze. This includes the headlight surrounds, the radiator grille and rear lights, the side scuttles on the front side panels, the handles of the doors and tailgate and, on the MINI Cooper S, the air intakes in the front apron and the fuel filler cap. The brand logos and model lettering provide an attractive contrast, as do the inner frame of the radiator grille, the tailpipe trim of the exhaust system and the horizontal radiator grille strut of the MINI Cooper S in Piano Black. On the MINI 3 door and the MINI 5 door in the Resolute Edition, there is also a black strip running around the lower edge of the windows.
Both the bonnet stripes and the door sill panels of the edition vehicles feature a pattern of parallel lines with a colour gradient between a light and a dark shade of gold as well as the lettering "RESOLUTE". The asymmetrical design gives them a particularly high-quality and unconventional look in hallmark MINI style. The discreetly sporty appearance of the edition vehicles is completed by 18 inch alloy wheels in Pulse Spoke Black design. The MINI Cooper SE features 17 inch alloy wheels in Electric Collection Spoke design. Alternatively, 17 inch alloy wheels in Tentacle Spoke Black design are offered for all models.
The exclusive flair of the interior of the edition vehicles is enhanced by sports seats in Black Pearl / Light Chequered fabric/leatherette, which are combined with black armrests and knee rolls. This colour scheme harmonises perfectly with the Rebel Green paint finish and the black and gold exterior design features. The MINI Yours Leather Lounge variant is also available on request in Carbon Black with particularly striking stitching and piping as well as a perforated Union Jack motif on the headrests. The Nappa sports leather steering wheel bears an edition emblem on the lower spoke, and the roofliner of the MINI 3 door and MINI 5 door models is in anthracite.
Similar to the available seat options, the interior surfaces created especially for the Resolute Edition emphasise the cars’ premium style. Parallel and evenly curved lines in a light shade of gold form a noble pinstripe pattern on the black background of the surfaces. At the same time, they pick up on the structure of the bonnet stripes. The specific design features are staged with the help of the lighting package, whose LED units provide targeted interior illumination, as well as with the Ambient Light, which also includes a laser-engraved ring for the central instrument, light piping in the doors and cockpit area as well as illuminated door handles and door entry areas. In addition, the MINI Driving Modes are part of the equipment package for the Resolute Edition.
The Resolute Edition's exclusive design features make up a carefully crafted package for premium exterior and interior style. They also tie in particularly harmoniously with the clear and purist MINI design language. In the interior, the classic sporty flair of the colours and materials is combined with advanced digital technology. The latest generation of the MINI operating system optimises the quick and intuitive control of vehicle functions, audio programme, communication, navigation and apps. Live widgets on the 8.8 inch touch display of the central instrument are used to activate the desired menu item, which can be selected with a swiping motion similar to that on a smartphone.
The MINI Untamed Edition: Ready for adventures beyond the city
limits.
The biggest model in the MINI range is also the
most versatile: The MINI Countryman has established itself in the
premium compact segment as a particularly stylish all-rounder. Four
doors, a big tailgate, five seats and an exceptionally variable
interior with a luggage compartment volume of 450 to 1 390 litres
ensure a high degree of practicality. The optional ALL4 all-wheel
drive distributes power as required in all weather and road
conditions. The MINI Countryman handles everyday urban traffic just as
confidently as it does excursions that take it onto unpaved terrain.
It also plays a pioneering role on the path to particularly
sustainable mobility. The MINI Cooper SE Countryman ALL4 enables
locally emission-free driving fun in city traffic and beyond thanks to
its plug-in hybrid drive. Its electric range, determined in the WLTP
test cycle, is up to 51 kilometres.
The character of the explorer and adventurer is emphasised even more intensively with the new Untamed Edition for the MINI Countryman. The exclusive design and equipment features of the edition vehicles highlight the robust look and off-road potential. The Untamed Edition is available for the MINI Cooper Countryman, the MINI Cooper S Countryman, the MINI Cooper D Countryman and MINI Cooper SD Countryman and for the plug-in hybrid MINI Cooper SE Countryman ALL4.
Robust look, exclusive details.
Thanks to its
exterior design specifically geared towards robust versatility, the
MINI Countryman in the Untamed Edition encourages you more than ever
to head out into nature and explore completely new roads and paths
spontaneously. Not only the exclusive Momentum Grey metallic paintwork
gives this MINI Countryman a unique appearance, but also the MINI ALL4
exterior look, whose specific trim elements are also finished in body
colour. The harmonious colour scheme emphasises the clear design
language of the MINI Countryman’s exterior. Both the lower air intake
surround including the suggested underride guard, the air curtain
inserts in the front apron as well as the side skirts, the reflector
inserts and the lower insert in the rear apron are painted in Momentum
Grey metallic. And a glance at the MINI brand logos on the bonnet and
tailgate reveals that the black lettering and graphic elements of the
emblem are also combined with a background in body colour.
Four diagonal stripes, each in Frozen Bluestone, in the lower area of the doors show that this car is ready to take on any road or path. The 18 inch alloy wheels in Untamed 2-tone design with burnished surfaces have been developed exclusively for the edition vehicles. In addition to the roof and the exterior mirror caps, the roof rails and the headlight housings of the MINI Countryman in the Untamed Edition are also finished in black. The Piano Black Exterior option, which is also included in the equipment range of the edition vehicles, adds further black design features. The surrounds of the radiator grille, headlights, tail lights and side scuttles, the door handles, the tailpipe trims, the model lettering and, if equipped accordingly, also the ALL4 emblems on the front side panels.
Like the door sills, the side scuttles feature a graphic pattern inspired by a mountain landscape and the "Untamed” inscription. Corresponding lettering is also featured on the rear side windows. In addition to the inlays and the carrier plates of the side scuttles, the E logo on the tailgate of the plug-in hybrid model MINI Cooper SE Countryman ALL4 is also in Frozen Bluestone.
Nature-inspired shades of green and blue dominate the interior design for the MINI Countryman in the Untamed Edition. The exclusive Highland Green colour is combined with blue and green contrast stitching on the surfaces of the sports seats in the MINI Yours Leather Lounge finish. Alternatively, MINI Yours Leather Lounge Carbon Black trim is also available. The illuminated decorative trim in Frozen Bluestone is printed with a landscape pattern analogous to the door sill trims. For the first time, a large-scale graphic serves as a motif in this area of the interior instead of a uniform structure. An additional effect is achieved by the "Untamed" lettering visible in the night design. The accent strips in the cockpit and on the centre console are painted in Frozen Blue metallic, the door trim strips in Arctic Silver metallic and the surrounds of the air vents in high-gloss black.
In addition, the MINI Countryman edition model features emblems with the "Untamed" lettering on the seats and in the bottom spoke of the Nappa sports leather steering wheel, floor mats with a three-dimensionally embossed landscape pattern in the style of the door sills and decorative trims and an anthracite-coloured roof lining. The characteristic graphic of the mountain landscape also adorns the discreet pins in the outer area of the seat backs in a stylised form. The Untamed Edition for the MINI Countryman also includes the Light Package, the MINI Excitement Package and the MINI Driving Modes.
In case of queries, please contact:
Corporate Communications
Julian Kisch, Press Spokesperson Product Communications MINI
Tel.: +49-89-382-38072
E-mail julian.kisch@mini.com
Laura-Marie Gaßner, Press Spokesperson MINI Design
Tel.: +49-89-382-98114
E-mail laura.gassner@bmwgroup.com
Andreas Lampka, Head of Communications MINI
Tel.: +49-89-382-23662
E-mail andreas.lampka@mini.com
Jennifer Treiber-Ruckenbrod, Head of Communications MINI and BMW Motorrad
Tel.: +49-89-382-35108
E-mail jennifer.ruckenbrod@bmwgroup.com
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