2023 Mini Electric Convertible revealed, won't come to Australia

Mini has debuted the limited-run Electric Convertible (officially ‘Cooper SE Convertible’), but it won’t be coming to Australia.

Based on the regular three-door Mini Electric, the convertible is limited to 999 examples and will be sold exclusively in Europe, following “good feedback” from its one-off concept revealed in July 2022.

The Mini Cooper SE Convertible adopts an electrically powered soft-top featuring the company’s signature Union Jack pattern – which can be opened, closed or set as a sliding roof at up to 30km/h speeds.

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The four-seater city car is available in Enigmatic Black or White Silver exterior colours.

The door sills and side badges outline the production number out of 999 examples, and 17-inch power spoke alloy wheels are featured, made from repurposed aluminium.

Other exclusive design details include a Resolute Bronze finish to the door handles, side badge and head- and tail-light surrounds, along with piano black Mini logos and a more prominent ‘e’ logo printed on the front body-coloured grille.

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Inside, the Netherlands-made electric convertible boasts the Yours leather interior, piano black trim, and yellow contrasting accents.

The electric droptop shares the same dimensions, boot space, electric motor, battery size, and equipment list as the standard three-door Mini Electric.

However, at 8.2 seconds, it is 0.9 seconds slower to accelerate from 0-100km/h – and has around 30 kilometres less driving range on the WLTP testing cycle. The automaker hasn’t detailed whether the range rating is with the soft top open or closed.

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The Cooper SE Convertible comes as the next-generation Mini Electric is expected to launch in 2024, with larger dimensions and an all-new dedicated EV platform co-developed with Great Wall Motors (GWM).

The British marque says this limited-edition “shortens the transition period to the introduction of the next-generation all-electric model family”.

The Mini Convertible Electric joins the Fiat 500e Cabrio – which won’t be offered here when it lands mid-year – as a compact open-top electric car. There’s also the larger Polestar 6, MG Cyberster, Tesla Roadster, and Genesis X Convertible on the horizon.

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Our rendering of the upcoming MG Cyberster, based on leaked images. Read about it here.

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