MINI has released new images of the Cooper S 5-door finished in Nanuq White, putting the focus on the five-seat version of its smallest hatchback. The car uses a 150 kW/204 hp four-cylinder petrol engine and pairs the brand’s familiar go-kart handling with a pair of extra doors and a more usable boot. It is a presentation of existing hardware rather than a new model launch.
MINI has published fresh photography of the Cooper S 5-door in the solid shade Nanuq White, using the release to underline what the longer bodyshell adds to the range. The company describes the design language as pared-back and confident, and the white paint does make the car’s surfacing and short overhangs easy to read.
The five-door sits alongside the three-door Cooper S and trades a little of that car’s compactness for rear-door access and a more flexible luggage compartment. MINI positions it as a car for weekend trips and leisure use without giving up the handling the brand is known for.
What is under the bonnet
Power comes from a four-cylinder petrol engine producing 150 kW (204 hp). MINI says the unit delivers sporty performance in city driving as well as on longer runs, and points to precise handling and short overhangs as the defining dynamic traits. The release does not quote acceleration, top speed or transmission details.
On the WLTP cycle, the Cooper S 5-door is rated at a combined 6.8 l/100 km with CO2 emissions of 152 g/km, which places it in CO2 class E.
Five doors, five seats
The practical case is the point here. Five doors and five seats make the car easier to live with for families and anyone who regularly carries rear passengers, and the luggage compartment is described as flexible. MINI has not published boot volume or dimensions with this release.
With five doors, five seats and a flexible luggage compartment, the MINI Cooper S 5-door remains agile while offering more space for weekend trips, leisure activities and everything else needed on the road.
What it means
The five-door body has long been MINI’s answer to buyers who like the brand but need more than two doors, and it puts the car up against premium-leaning small hatchbacks such as the Audi A1 and the DS 3. With 204 hp, the Cooper S version sits in the warm-hatch bracket rather than the full hot-hatch class occupied by the John Cooper Works models. Note that this announcement is an image release; it does not signal a technical update to the car.
Facts: MINI Cooper S 5-door
- Engine: four-cylinder petrol
- Power: 150 kW (204 hp)
- Doors/seats: five/five
- Fuel consumption (WLTP combined): 6.8 l/100 km
- CO2 emissions: 152 g/km
- CO2 class: E
- Paint shown: Nanuq White
The Cooper S 5-door is already part of the MINI range; no new pricing or on-sale information was issued with the images.
Source: www.press.bmwgroup.com