2025 Mini Aceman price and specs: Electric SUV starts under $60k

Mini is adding yet another electric vehicle (EV) to its ranks.

The Mini Aceman is due in Australia in the fourth quarter of 2024, priced from $55,990 before on-road costs.

It will follow shortly after the new-generation electric Cooper hatch and electric versions of the Countryman, due here in the third quarter.

The Aceman slots in between these two models in both size and price, and will battle the likes of the Volvo EX30.

Mini is bringing just two variants here: the E, with a 135kW/290Nm electric motor, a 42.6kWh battery and Classic trim; and the SE, with 160kW and 330Nm, a 54.2kWh battery, and Favoured trim.

There’s not much customisation on offer, perhaps surprisingly for a Mini product.

The E is offered in just two colours, for example, while the SE adds a third.

Owners can customise the daytime running lights, however, choosing between three different modes.

There’s no leather, with the E coming with cloth and Vescin (leatherette) upholstery, and the SE ditching the cloth. Mini has also stopped using chrome.

Other eco-friendly touches include alloy wheels made from up to 70 per cent recycled aluminium, and interior surfaces and floor mats made from at least 90 per cent recycled polyester.

The Aceman is based on the same all-electric Spotlight architecture developed with Chinese carmaker GWM. This platform currently underpins the electric Mini Cooper.

Both the electric Cooper hatch and Aceman crossover will be built for global markets in a joint venture factory in Zhangjiagang, about 130km north-west of Shanghai.

Pricing

Prices exclude on-road costs.

Drivetrains

Efficiency

Mini says the range figures are based on preliminary global data, with final local homologation data to be communicated later.

Dimensions

Servicing and Warranty

The Mini Aceman will be backed by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty.

Service pricing isn’t yet available.

Safety

The Mini Aceman has yet to be tested by ANCAP or Euro NCAP.

Standard safety equipment includes:

• Adaptive cruise control
• Autonomous emergency braking
• Automatic speed limit assist
• Surround-view camera
• Front and rear parking sensors

The Favoured adds Mini’s Steering and Lane Control Assistant (adaptive cruise control and lane centring), plus blind-spot monitoring.

Standard Equipment

There are just trim levels within the Aceman lineup.

The Classic comes standard with the following equipment:

• 19-inch Eternal Spoke two-tone alloy wheels
• LED headlights
• Customisable daytime running lights
• Classic exterior design details with Piano Black highlights
• Panoramic glass roof
• Parking Assistant Plus (includes semi-autonomous parking assist)
• Black/Blue cloth and Vescin leatherette upholstery
• Heated front seats
• Heated steering wheel
• Ambient lighting
• 6-speaker 100W sound system
• 240mm round OLED infotainment touchscreen
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Augmented reality satellite navigation
• Interior camera
• Head-up display
• Keyless entry and start
• 60:40 split/fold rear seats
• 8 selectable Mini Experience modes

The Favoured adds:

• 19-inch hexagram spoke two-tone alloy wheels
• Favoured exterior design details with Vibrant Silver highlights
• Dark Petrol Vescin upholstery
• Power driver’s seat with memory
• Active driver’s seat
• John Cooper Works front seats
• 10-speaker 315W Harman Kardon sound system
• Wireless phone charger
• Anthracite headliner

Colours

The Aceman has a very limited colour palette.

The Classic is offered only in the following finishes:

• Melting Silver III with Jet Black roof
• Rebel Red with Jet Black roof

The Favoured is additionally available in Indigo Sunset Blue with a jet black roof.