Mini New Zealand has confirmed that the latest Cooper 5-Door hatch will dot down here in Q4, with local pricing and specification available shortly.
The Mini Cooper 5-Door continues with the brand’s driving fun while offering extended space and functionality over the three-door. With LxWxH dimensions of 4036mm, 1744mm and 1464mm, the body dimensions are almost identical to those of its predecessor. And so is its mission – to maximise space in a compact body shell. The Cooper 5-Door interior offers more space for five passengers thanks to a wheelbase extension of 72mm over the three-door hatch and an overall body that’s 172mm longer.
That makes the latest 5-Door 31mm longer than the previous version. And that means an extra 38mm of rear leg room compared with the three-door. There’s also 65 litres of added boot space, out to 275 litres.
The new 5-door will be the last car that the firm offers with combustion powertrains alone. Two petrol versions will be available, as for the three-door hatch. The entry-level Cooper C runs a turbocharged 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine that delivers 113kW and 231Nm to the front wheels. It can hit 100km/h from standstill in a claimed 8.0sec.
The Cooper S uses a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine, with output boosted to 150kW and 300Nm. Its sprint time is 6.8sec, 0.3sec behind the three-door Cooper S.
Processing the power is an automatic gearbox alone, a seven-speed dual-clutch unit. The manual dropped out of the line-up last year.
The Cooper 5-door differs from the 3-door by not having a battery-electric powertrain option. This is instead offered by the Aceman crossover, a vehicle built in China. It uses the same platform as the electric three-door Mini hatch.
The new 5-Door Mini is being built alongside the petrol-engined three-door at Mini’s production plant in Oxford. The facility is retooling to begin production of the electric Cooper and the Aceman in 2026. Add the as-yet unreleased Mini Convertible to that build list.
In other Mini news, the brand’s CEO, Stefanie Wurst, will soon make way for Stefan Richmann, BMW’s corporate strategy boss.
