text: Original by Dongchedi Xu Bo
[Original by Dongchedi Product] Recently, overseas media drew a hypothetical picture of MINI ACEMAN. The new car is positioned between MINI COOPER and MINI COUNTRYMAN. It will be equipped with a pure electric drive system and is expected to debut in 2023. It is expected to be officially launched in mid-2024.
MINI ACEMAN imaginary diagram drawn by foreign media
MINI ACEMAN imaginary diagram drawn by foreign media this time, its appearance draws on the design elements of the MINI Concept Aceman global concept car. This drawing is not groundless. According to the spy photos of the new car that have been exposed previously, under heavy disguise, it can still be seen that MINI ACEMAN has many similar elements to its concept car.
MINI Concept Aceman global concept car
Previously exposed spy photos of unloading continue the overall appearance outline of the concept car
From the previously exposed spy photos, the mass-produced version of the car will continue the overall body outline of the concept car, including the body proportion of the "four wheels and four corners". MINI official emphasized that the new car will create the "original" MINI in the electric era with the design concept of " mini to simple". In the front part, the new car uses an octagonal contour to decorate the main visual position of the front. The LED headlight group adopts a polygonal outline, adding a novel visual element to the front of the car.
maintains a compact body size
MINI Concept Aceman concept car length, width and height are 4050/1990/1590 mm respectively, and the size is between MINI COOPER and MINI COUNTRYMAN. Compared with the smart elf #1 that has been launched in China, its body length is 220 mm shorter, maintaining its compact body profile.
The rear contour is round and full
Use the evolutionary and updated "Mizi Flag" tail light
Combined with the concept car, the rear contour is round and full, and is matched with the evolutionary and updated "Mizi Flag" tail light, and the vertical reflective trim strips on both sides of the surround are echoed with the front of the car. At the same time, the new car will also use more lighting effects for human-vehicle interaction.
interior design is very simple (the picture shows a concept car)
interior design also requires reference to the concept car, and its cockpit will only retain a small steering wheel, MINI's signature circular center display and lever switch. This is different from the design direction of the increasingly larger and larger new car screens in the domestic market, and to a certain extent reflect the "personality" of the MINI brand. The concept car has also developed a new design for the use of space under the center console. It uses a combined central slide rail to realize the free arrangement and combination of wireless charging areas, cup holders and other items.
new car background, competitor analysis :
smart Elf #1
MINI Concept Aceman concept car can be regarded as the MINI brand's foresight for "pure electric" crossover models, and mass-produced models are expected to maintain a similar design style. In the Chinese market, all the models on sale of MINI brand are fuel-powered, and with the mass production of MINI Concept Aceman, the brand will also be overly electrified. Judging from the positioning of the MINI brand, the mass-produced version of the MINI Concept Aceman may have a competitive relationship with the smart Elf #1 (official guide price: 194,200-279,000 yuan).
