3-door hatchback MINI Hatch. 3rd generation, restyled in 2021
MINI Hatch is a front-wheel drive 3 or 5-door 5-seater hatchback of the B-class, which has been produced since 2001 by the MINI trademark under the auspices of the German BMW group. In 2021, the third generation of the hatchback is available in the Israeli market both after 2018 restyling and re-updated in 2021 (expected receipt).
3-door 5-seater hatchback model year 2021 has the following dimensions: the length is 3821 mm, the width is 1727 mm, the height is 1414 mm, and the wheelbase is 2495 mm. The trunk volume is 211/731 liters. There were no changes in size compared to the 2018 restyling.
Exterior
Updated in January 2021, the MINI Hatch in the back of the 3-door ‘hatchback’ received a new grille with hexagonal slats with a wide black edging. The holes in the grille have been reduced, and there is now an insert of the body color in the center of the grille. The fog lights have been removed from the corners of the bumper, now the vertical slots of the air intakes took their place. An imitation of vents appeared in the rear bumper, the incandescent lamps in the fog lights were replaced with LEDs. Side mirrors are now not a simple oval, but a slightly more original shape.
Interior
The interior sports new leather-trimmed multifunction steering wheel. A digital tablet display replaces the traditional dashboard instrument cluster. The buttons that appear in the 2021 MINI Hatch are redesigned as well.
One of the significant innovations is the introduction of an optional adaptive suspension, which can increase stiffness by up to 50%. The new MINI Hatch has become more responsive to steering and behaving like a sports car.
Motors
In the restyled version of the 2021 3-door hatchback, the engines and transmissions appear to be the same, at least for European models. The Cooper is powered by the same engine, boosted to 136 hp. The sporty Cooper S has a 192 hp. A 2-L gasoline turbo engine under the hood, while the charged John Cooper Works has a 2-L turbochrged engine of 231 hp. output. Diesel engines from the Mini range were completely excluded back in 2019, due to stricter environmental standards. The car has a 6-speed manual transmission, a 7-speed double-clutch automated manual transmission, or a 8-speed automatic transmission (only for modification John Cooper Works).
