For the first time in Mini’s history, the British premium brand will offer a five-door body style of its classic hatchback model. Aptly named the Mini 5 door, the new sub-compact car was introduced today before arriving in showrooms this fall.

While based on the third generation Mini 3 door that went on sale just a few months ago, the wheelbase on the five door variant has been expanded by 72mm (2.8 inches) to 2,567mm (101 inches) and the body has been lengthened by 161mm (6.3 inches) to 3,982mm or 4,005mm for the Cooper S and SD models. It’s also 11mm (0.4 inches) taller than the 3-door model.

Therefore, aside from being more practical than the 3-door version, the 5-door also offers more space inside, including 15mm (0.6 inches) more headroom and 61mm (2.4 inches) of extra width “at elbow height” (even though the overall width remains the same). There’s also 72mm(2.8 inches) more foot space for rear passengers, while the luggage compartment grows by 67 liters (+30 percent) for a total of 278 liters or 941 liters if you flip down the 60:40 split rear backrest.

Appearance wise, Mini’s designers attempted to integrate the extra pair of doors without ruining the 3-door model’s familiar looks. From these pictures, at least, the only issue stems from the small length of the rear doors compared to the front ones.

The engine and trim range comes directly from the three-door car, with the European range including an initial choice of four units: a 134hp/136PS 1.5-liter 3cyl petrol for the Cooper; a 189hp/192PS 2.0-liter 4cyl petrol for the Cooper S; a 114hp/116PS 1.5-liter 3cyl diesel for the Cooper D and a 168hp/170PS 2.0-liter 4cyl diesel for the Cooper SD.

We’re still waiting for details on the North American model.

By John Halas

Specifications (European Model):

MINI Cooper S 5 door: 4-cylinder petrol engine with MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology (turbo charging, direct injection, fully variable valve control, variable camshaft control),
capacity: 1,998 cc, output: 141 kW/192 hp at 4,700 – 6,000 rpm, max. torque: 280 Nm at 1,250 – 4,750 rpm (300 Nm with overboost), acceleration (0–100 km/h): 6.9 seconds (automatic: 6.8 seconds), top speed: 232 km/h (230 km/h), average fuel consumption*: 5.9 – 6.0 litres (5.4 – 5.5 litres)/100 kilometres,
CO2 emissions*: 136 – 139 g/km (125 – 128 g/km), exhaust emission standard: EU6.

MINI Cooper 5 door: 3-cylinder petrol engine with MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology (turbo charging, direct injection, fully variable valve control, variable camshaft control),
capacity: 1,499 cc, output: 100 kW/136 hp at 4,500 – 6,000 rpm,
max. torque: 220 Nm at 1,250 – 4,000 rpm (230 Nm with overboost), acceleration (0–100 km/h): 8.2 seconds (automatic: 8.1 seconds), top speed: 207 km/h (207 km/h), average fuel consumption*: 4.7 – 4.8 litres (4.8 – 4.9 litres)/100 kilometres,
CO2 emissions*: 109 – 111 g/km (111 – 114 g/km), exhaust emission standard: EU6.

MINI Cooper SD 5 door: 4-cylinder diesel engine with MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology (turbocharger with variable turbine geometry, common rail direct injection), capacity: 1,995 cc,
output: 125 kW/170 hp at 4,000 rpm, max. torque: 360 Nm at 1,500 – 2,750 rpm, acceleration (0–100 km/h): 7.4 seconds (automatic: 7.3 seconds), top speed: 225 km/h (223 km/h),
average fuel consumption*: 4.1 – 4.3 litres (4.1 – 4.2 litres)/100 kilometres, CO2 emissions*: 109 – 112 g/km (107 – 109 g/km), exhaust emission standard: EU6.

MINI Cooper D 5 door: 3-cylinder diesel engine with MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology (turbocharger with variable turbine geometry, common rail direct injection), capacity: 1,496 cc,
output: 85 kW/116 hp at 4,000 rpm, max. torque: 270 Nm at 1,750 rpm, acceleration (0–100 km/h): 9.4 seconds (automatic: 9.5 seconds), top speed: 203 km/h (202 km/h), average fuel consumption*: 3.6 – 3.7 litres (3.8 – 3.9 litres)/100 kilometres,
CO2 emissions*: 95 – 97 g/km (99 – 102 g/km), exhaust emission standard: EU6.
* Fuel consumption depends on the selected tyre format.

Exterior dimensions:
Length: 3 982 millimetres (MINI Cooper S 5 door, MINI Cooper SD 5 door: 4 005 millimetres)
Width: 1 727 millimetres
Height: 1 425 millimetres)
Wheelbase: 2 567 millimetres

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