Mini Cooper SE to roll out on February 24

The Cooper SE will be offered in four colour options in India — White Silver, Midnight Black, Moonwalk Grey and British Racing Green.

On the inside, again, the cabin of the Cooper SE is instantly familiar. The overall dashboard design is very similar to the standard Cooper hatchback. Mini says the interior and boot space remain largely unaffected by the new powertrain.

The Cooper SE is powered by an electric motor that produces 184hp and 270Nm of torque, drawing juice from a 32.6kWh battery-mounted beneath the passenger seat in a T-shape. Power is sent to the front wheels only, resulting in a 0-100kph sprint in 7.3 seconds and a top-speed of 150kph. The Cooper SE also gets four drive modes — Mid, Sport, Green and Green+ — and the powertrain, incidentally, is shared with the BMW i3 hatchback.

The Cooper SE has been optimised to find a balance between an acceptable city driving range and desired levels of performance, which results in a WLTP-certified range of 235-270km. Mini says the Cooper SE is capable of fast-charging from 0-80% in 35 minutes via a 50kW charge point, while a 11kW wall box can charge it from 0-80% n 150 minutes or 210 minutes on a full charge.