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... And which variant/year do you have?

I haven't tested it yet so I'm curious to see what kind of range you're all getting in your electric MINIs.

I recently went on a 171 mile trip and went from 85% to 19%, so used 66% for my trip. This would suggest a 100% range as being around 250 miles at 57-70mph.

What kind of actual range are you getting, which MINI variant do you have, and what's your average cruising speed?

2026 Countryman SE ALL4.

Out of curiosity, anyone put wider rims on their LCI2 Cooper SE? Stock on my ‘23 was 17” x 7” with 205/45 rubber. Discount Tire says they can put up to 8” on it — true or not?

Questions that come to mind are things like handling, road noise, clearance, and degradation in efficiency.

I'm looking to buy a used 24 or 25 but the new design with the cloth dashboard and minimalist view doesn't appeal.

If i go with the 24 am i missing out on too many upgrades?

It's a second car so the extra range would be nice but not a stopper.

I read the 25 is the first full ev but not clear what that really means.

Thanks for any insights

Hey All. I am seriously toying with the idea of making a sound generator for the SE. I came from a miata, and man... the miata isn't fast, but it sure sounded like it was, hitting high RPMs and whatnot. The Mini, while capable, definitely lacks in the 'theatre' department relative to the Miata. No surprises there.

I have been looking at building a CAN-BUS sniffer (probably arduino or raspberry pi based), and mapping Throttle Position, Power, and Wheel Speed to a tone map that would play (most likely) through a speaker installed in the pedal box.

Has anyone done this? With the SE being electric instead of ICE, I don't actually know what CAN-BUS PIDs are available to 'sniff'.

EDIT:
To clarify as to why: while I wouldn't classify myself as a motorhead, driving is an emotional connection for me. And there isn't much emotional connection when the car doesn't talk back. It just compliantly does what it's told without any fuss (see my other thread about improved steering...). I want to drive the car, not just instruct the car. And it talking back (e.g. with engine noise) - while synthetic, yes - is better than silence IMO. If that's not your thing, that's not your thing. But every time I hear another car (e.g. Civic Type R, Subi WRX, Miata) with even a stock exhaust... man, it moves me.

I see lots of EV with a launch mode. Hold the break, hold the accelerator, let go of break and zoom!
Has anyone tried this? Is this a thing?

I recently purchased a used Mini SE electric vehicle which so far I am really enjoying. I decided to upgrade the standard plastic pedals with OEM Mini Stainless Steel so I bought a set from ECS Tuning that the website said was compatible. I was easily able to swap out the foot rest insert and the slip on brake pedal. My issues started when I noticed how different the gas pedal looks to the original OEM part 3542-6853177.

ECS were very helpful and responsive to my additional questions and suggested other potentially compatible parts. In the end I contacted the local Mini dealership and had them double check and provide the replacement part number. They confirmed there is no alternative stainless steel accelerator pedal module for the SE and no other module plugged in to replace the original pedal will work. I'm glad I paused there then!

All that being said. Has anyone else had this experience with the Mini SE? Can anyone recommend an adhesive stainless steel cover for the SE accelerator pedal? I see various options on eBay and Amazon. Any advice here would be greatly appreciated.

I got a 2020 Mini Cooper SE last month and of the three Minis I've owned, it's my favorite by far.

I didn't see any option to manually precondition the battery but I did read that if you're navigating to a charger using the built in navigation, the car will precondition the battery for fast charging so that it will charge faster when you arrive. Is the list of chargers in the car's navigation tied to the map updates you get through the $100/year subscription or is it separate?

Hello guys,
I love my Mini SE — it has about 31,000 km on it. I’ve owned it for around 9 months and everything has been perfect, except for one small thing. I have the HK (Harman Kardon) sound system and I love to crank the bass all the way up. But once I go past 30% volume, I start hearing some strange noises coming from the right door (or maybe the center console — I can’t really tell), and it’s driving me insane.

Is it easy to remove the door panel and check what’s inside?

It literally feels like a pen cap bouncing around inside a plastic bottle.