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MINI ACEMAN SET TO CHALLENGE CHINESE EVs

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MINI Australia has announced details of its all-new Aceman fully-electric subcompact crossover SUV set to go on sale here in the fourth quarter of 2024. Aceman is MINI’s smallest SUV and its second EV after the recently-released Countryman SE. Built by Spotlight Automotive at its Jiangsu plant in China, Aceman is a joint venture between BMW and Great Wall Motor. The vehicle architecture of the new crossover model is based on a purely electric drive concept. At 4.07 metres long,1.75 metres wide and 1.5 metres high, Aceman will be positioned… Read more

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NEW MINI COUNTRYMAN 

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  The Mini Countryman has been around since the 1960s when, as a small station wagon,   it sold alongside the classic Mini.    After being off the scene for a number of years, BMW brought it back in 2010, this time as  the first Mini.    While it could be argued that the Mini Moke that was built in Australia until the early 1980s  could be classed as an SUV, the Countryman came with a raft of features not seen in the  cute little Aussie Moke. To start with it… Read more

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KIT TURNS MINI INTO POWERHOUSE EV

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Conversion of classic cars to run on electric power has sparked plenty of debate in the past few years. The best solutions bolt in, with no chassis modifications required and so can so be removed at any time returning the var to its original condition. A UK-based outfit is offering just such a kit for the Classic Mini Minor and Mini Australia has hooked up with their local arm Felten Australia to show how it’s done. The first classic Mini to undergo this transformation in Australia is an eye-catching red… Read more