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Minis new electric Cooper SE tested: Can BMW harness the magic of the 1959 original in an EV that’s built in China? [Video]

The new Mini is a curious confection.

The car is a British icon with roots back to 1959. 

Now, under German ownership with giant automotive parent company BMW at the strings, the popular hatchback is in its fourth generation and is set to play a major part in the brand’s transition to electric power at the end of the decade.

However, the battery-powered Cooper E and SE versions aren’t being built in Britain or Germany but in China as part of a deal with Great Wall Motor – though, as exclusively revealed by This is Money last year, Mini production is set to shift back to Mini’s spiritual home in Oxford from 2026.

We’ve had our first opportunity to get behind the wheel of the punchier Cooper SE to find out if BMW has managed to harness the character and fizz of the original.

A British icon owned by Germans and built in China with battery power: …

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