MINI近日发布了2015款MINI Cooper五门掀背版，这也是车厂首次推出基于标准版的五门版车型。这款车不仅是增加了两个后门，而且轴距，头部空间和行李箱储物容积也进一步增加。新款MINI所采用的UKL平台很容易进行延展，因此车厂决定将五门版的轴距增加72毫米。不仅使腿部空间更充裕，而且头部空间也增加了15毫米，另外后排首次提供了三个座椅，行李箱储物容积从211立升提升至278立升。虽然五门版车身尺寸更大，但设计者仍试图使该车保留原来三门版那种人们熟悉的造型，尽管如此，五门版仍显得有些臃肿。该车的侧面轮廓就像一辆降低高度的Countryman。新车动力系统选择与标准版相同，但增加了Cooper SD柴油版，而这一版本首次应用于五门车型，随后才将于今年晚些时候应用于三门版。该车搭载一台2.0升涡轮柴油引擎，功率170马力，比老款车搭载的2.0升柴油机增加了29马力。手动版百公里加速时间7.4秒（自动版7.3秒），比老款三门SD版本快0.5秒，百公里油耗3.41升，每公里二氧化碳排放量107克。这次车厂发布的图片显示的是Cooper S车型，该车与标准版搭载相同的2.0升涡轮增压柴油引擎，手动版百公里加速时间6.9秒，自动版6.8秒。由于五门版重量比三门版增加60公斤，因此加速时间也分别慢0.1秒。在上市之处，MINI只提供Cooper和Cooper D两种车型，其分别搭载1.5升汽油和柴油引擎，其中Cooper功率为134马力，百公里加速时间8.2秒，百公里油耗4升，Cooper D百公里油耗3.08升。MINI并未透露更多新车细节和价格，但内部人士预计五门版在英国市场售价将比三门版增加1000英镑。MINI发布五门版是车厂扩大其车型阵容的新举措，这将有助于提升其在美国市场的销量。接下来，车厂还将发布Clubman和敞篷版车型。
New MINI five-door revealed
MINI has introduced a five-door version of its standard hatchback model for the first time. There’s more to it than just squeezing in an extra pair of doors, though, with the new model boasting a longer wheelbase, more headroom and a bigger boot.
The UKL1 platform that the new MINI is based on can be easily stretched, and MINI has decided to increase the five-door’s wheelbase by 72mm. All of that goes in to increasing legroom, with buyers also getting a 15mm boost in headroom. There are three seats in the back for the first time, too, along with a boot that’s grown from 211 litres to 278 litres.
Designers have tried to keep the MINI three-door’s recognizable looks intact but it’s difficult to hide the fact this larger model just looks a little more dumpy. In profile, it’s almost like a lowered Countryman.
The engine line-up is borrowed from the standard hatch but there’s a brand new Cooper SD variant, which is seen for the very first time in the five-door before becoming available in the three-door later this year.
It’s a 2.0-litre turbodiesel producing 170bhp, which is 29bhp up on the old 2.0-litre unit. With that extra power, the sprint from 0-62mph takes 7.4 seconds (7.3 with an auto gearbox), which is half-a-second quicker than the old three-door SD. Fuel economy is as high as 68.9mpg, with emissions as low as 107g/km.
The car in our pictures is the Cooper S, which gets the same 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine as in the standard hatch. It’s the quickest in the range, able to hit 62mph in 6.9 seconds with the manual gearbox and 6.8 seconds with the auto. Both those times are a tenth down on the three-door, which weighs in at 60kg less.
From launch, buyers can also pick a Cooper and a Cooper D, boasting petrol and diesel 1.5-litre engines respectively. The Cooper gets 134bhp, can sprint from 0-62mph in 8.2 seconds and will return 58.8mpg. Meanwhile, the Cooper D has 116bhp and is capable of 76.3mpg.
MINI hasn’t released any information on pricing for the new five-door model but insiders have told us to expect an increase of about ￡1,000 over the standard hatch. It’s just the next step in boosting the MINI range, with this car helping to boost sales in markets like the US. Following the release of the five-door, MINI will release a Clubman and a Convertible.