The All-New 2021 Mini Facelift: A Comprehensive Look at the Changes
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the all-new 2021 mini facelift! This is the second major update for the F series, and we're excited to showcase all the changes across various models. Today, we'll be focusing on the John Cooper Works Convertible, the Mini Electric SE Hatchback, and the Cooper S.
Let's start with the John Cooper Works Convertible, which boasts two of the most drastic changes: the rear bumper and front bumper slash grille. We'll begin by examining the new rear bumper design, which is a significant improvement. The diffuser is now more aggressive and racy, making the car look much more menacing. The new design makes the car feel less rounded, a complaint we've had about this generation of mini. The 90-degree angle in the bumper gives it a more angular appearance, while the fog light just above the exhaust adds to the car's aggression.
Another notable feature is the extension of the blackpack exterior package. This means that not only are the rear lights, door handles, headlight surrounds, and grille surround available in black, but also the fuel filler cap. The belt line, which was previously chrome, is now available as an accessory in black. Additionally, the new headlights have a black insert or "interior" that adds to the car's aggressive appearance. Moving on to the front, we see a more angular and aggressive design. The red line across the grille is a nice touch, and the massive air intakes down below add to the car's menacing look.
One notable change at the front is the disappearance of the safety bar that used to run across the grill underneath the license plate holder. Instead, we now have a honeycomb pattern on the Works model, while the regular models feature a body-color safety bar. The new grille design extends down towards the lower part of the bumper, creating a more modern look.
Now, let's move on to the Mini Cooper SE, which didn't undergo as many changes as the John Cooper Works Convertible. However, it does feature some updates, including a new front bumper with a safety bar and body collar. The electric model also now offers privacy glass as an option, which wasn't previously available.
Last but not least, we have the Cooper S, which boasts a wider rear bumper but lacks the aggressive design of the John Cooper Works Convertible. Unfortunately, the power output has been decreased from 192 horsepower to 178 horsepower, which is a significant downgrade for this model.
Now that we've taken a look at the exterior changes, let's move on to the interior of the John Cooper Works Convertible. We'll start by examining the roof-off section, where we find some nice updates. Firstly, we have a Napa leather steering wheel with piano black buttons and a John Cooper Works logo in the center. The steering wheel is softer than before, and the digital instrument cluster is now standard with an 8.8-inch screen from IDrive 6.
The interior also features some trim changes, including a new packaging structure that's slightly different from previous models. We'll have to take a closer look at this on our website for more information.
In conclusion, when we first read about the facelifted version of the F series, we thought it might be just a minor cosmetic change. However, upon seeing these changes in real life, we're impressed by the extent of the updates. The John Cooper Works model, in particular, has undergone significant improvements, and we can't wait to review it for you guys soon. Production is set to begin in March 2021, so stay tuned for more information on this exciting new update!
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwelcome ladies and gentlemen to the all-new 2021 mini uh it is the second facelift for this generation the f series and today we've got a cooper s five door we've got a mini electric se hatchback and we've got a john cooper works convertible so we've got all the different versions and today i'm going to show you everything that has changed for this new facelift across the range and model specific so we're going to start with the john cooper works convertible and we're going to start with the two most drastic changes the rear bumper and the front bumper slash grille so let's start at the rear because this is a big improvement we're going to get down low to the ground it's very smooth we've got a new diffuser well we've got a new rear bumper design but of course most important this diffuser it makes the car look so much more aggressive and racy and well they've tried to make the rear of the car much wider and you can see that because you've got this 90 degree angle here in the bumper and that's really designed to make it feel more square at the rear so less rounded which has always been one of our complaints about this generation mini that it's too rounded it seems like they've tried to improve on that and i have to say that this rear bumper with that we've got a fog light here an led fog light just above the exhaust it makes it look like a freaking mini race car it is really really cool another novelty for this facelift is that the blackpack exterior package has been extended so now you also get these mini logos in black all around this was already available in black the rear lights around available in black of course and when we move to the side you can see that the door handles are black as well the headlight surrounds are black the mini logo at the front is black and the grille surround is black as well the fuel filler cap is also available in black now the belt line which is this part in chrome is available as an accessory in black and the new headlights have a black insert or well a black interior basically which is the same as we saw on the john cooperworks gp3 which does look really cool but now let me take you to the front because this is really really cool um it is much more aggressive it is bigger it is more angular i would say we've got these little parts which looks well that's not functional actually i thought that was functional but it's not but it looks really really cool we've got that red line across the grille as well and these massive air intakes down here which are again very angular they moved away from that round stuff more air intakes here for the cooling yeah it is a really really good front end and it's quite a big change actually another big change at the front is that the safety bar which used to run across the grill underneath the license plate holder is now well on the on the works it's gone you've got this honey grade pattern here which looks really cool but on the regular models you now get a body color safety bar and because the grille is much better bigger and it extends down towards the lower part of the bumper you've got a much more well it's a gaping mouth but in a good way and with a body collar safety bar it just looks i don't know a bit more modern so it's a big party at the john cooper works everything is great looks awesome now moving on we've got the mini cooper se which didn't have the rear bumper change it does have the front as you can see with that safety bar and body collar it does have some changes to the wheels and you now get privacy glass as an option on the electric apparently that wasn't available but the changes are not that big moving on to the cooper s we've got that same widened rear bumper but not as aggressive as on the jungkook works of course and a bit disappointing is that the power goes from 192 horsepower to 178 horsepower so that's quite a big downgrade for the cooper s other than that this is a classic trim so it's not as aggressive as john cooper works of course anyway let's go back to the joke cooper works and we'll take a look inside so we've got the roof off and on the interior we've got a few very nice changes firstly we've got a napa leather steering wheel which has had a little update so we've got piano black buttons on there a john cooper works logo on the piano black inlay the steering wheel is much softer than before we've got the digital instrument cluster here and we've got the 8.8 inch screen as standard with idrive 6. so those are some pretty significant changes as well and there are a couple of trim changes here and there the packaging structure is a little bit different but you have to see that for yourself on the website so those are the biggest and most important changes on the new mini the facelifted version of the f series uh i have to be honest when i read all the changes i thought well that's not really that much that's a little bit of a cosmetic change but when you look at them in real life when you see that diffuser when you see that they've tried to make it more square the much more aggressive front end i have to say that the jungkook works especially has improved by so much and i can't wait to review it for you guys soon production starts in march 2021 i hope you enjoyed this video and we're going to end with a little sound of the jungkook works\n"
