The all-new Mini line-up has been completed with the reveal of the Aceman, a raised, Renault Clio-sized hatchback positioned between the Cooper and Countryman.
The front-wheel-drive Aceman, a star of this week's Beijing motor show, will be sold solely with an electric drivetrain and will be built alongside the electric version of the new Cooper in China.
From 2026, production will also take place in Oxford after a £600 million investment to upgrade the factory, safeguarding around 4000 jobs. Mini boss Stefanie Wurst has previously talked up the Aceman's potential to be the brand's best-selling model.
The Aceman is built on an extended version of the architecture that underpins the electric Cooper. It is 4.07m long, 1.75m wide and 1.5m tall, which makes it around 20cm longer than a Cooper and of a similar footprint to a Clio.
This story is from the April 24, 2024 edition of Autocar UK.
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