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Today, 03 March 20172017 Mini Countryman S E hybrid model on sale this June
Hybrid-electric variant is priced from £31,585; it joins a new model range that's bigger and more efficient than before
The new Mini Countryman S E will be added to the new Countryman range this June, priced from £31,585 (or £27,085 with a government grant).
The petrol-electric model offers all-wheel drive by combining the three-cylinder petrol engine with a six-speed automatic transmission, which drives the front wheels, and an 88bhp electric motor mounted on the back axle and driving the rear wheels through a two-speed transmission.
With all power sources running the Countryman S E has peak outputs of 221bhp and 284lb ft of torque and can accelerate from 0-62mph in 6.9sec. Mini says it’s possible to travel 25 miles, or up to 78mph, in battery-only mode.
The hybrid’s lithium ion battery is mounted under the slightly raised rear seat. Made at BMW’s Dingolfing factory, the 7.6kWh unit can be recharged in 3hr 15min from an ordinary wall plug and in 2hr 15min via a specialist wall box. Packaging the battery under the rear seats means that the hybrid model’s fuel tank has been shrunk to just 35 litres. The hybrid’s official EU figures are 49g/km of CO2 emissions and combined fuel economy of 134.5mpg.
Wider Countryman range
The S E joins the wider Countryman range, which is already on sale and priced from £2
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