The MINI Aceman – First Real-World Photos & Video

DimON · July 1

The Aceman the first all new model from MINI since the original Countryman in 2010 and the smallest MINI crossover ever. So to say this is just another new car launch for MINI is a huge understatement. But What does the Aceman look like in the flesh? We’ve finally got our first real-world photos that show off the car’s all new design language.

Today we have our first photos of the Aceman in the wild. Along with that we’re re-posting our first video look which we first published at the car’s launch.

The MINI Aceman crossover is actually based on the smaller J01 MINI Cooper EV. In fact it’s so heavily connected to the J01 that it shares an identical front drive layout including its electric motor, battery pack and electronics. In many ways the relationship between the J01 MINI Cooper and the J05 Aceman is not that different than the F56 two door hatch to the F55 four door hatch. The key difference of course is height and proportions thanks to its crossover design.

The Aceman crossover (or CUV as the industry call it) effectively replaced the Clubman in the MINI line-up. But it’s really not a replacement all as it’s both smaller and designed as a crossover rather than a wagon. Instead think of it as a product that fills the void left when the Countryman grew in size from the original R60 model to the recent F60 model in 2015.

Models	J05 Aceman	F55 Cooper 5 Door (’14-’24)	R60 Countryman (’10-’16)	F60 Countryman (’17-’23)	U25 Countryman (’24-’32)
Length	4079 mm / 161 in	3982 mm / 156.8 in	4097 mm / 161.3 in	4298 mm / 169.2 in	4429 mm / 174.37 in
Height	1514 mm / 59.6 in	142.5 mm / 56.1 in	1562 mm / 61.5 in	1557 mm / 61.3 in	1613 mm / 63.5 in
Wheelbase	2526 mm / 99.44 in	2567 mm / 101 in	2596 mm / 102.2 in	2670 mm / 105.1 in	2670 mm / 105.11 in

The J05 Aceman is very close to the original R60 Countryman in size.

While the Aceman is .2′” shorter than the R60 Countryman it has more room inside. The original R60 Countryman’s legroom measured 1025mm / 40.4″ while the Aceman delivers more with 1045 mm / 41.1″ – all in a smaller package. Similarly the original R60 Countryman’s front shoulder width is 1341m.

J05 MINI Aceman Release Info

The MINI Aceman will begin production this November with deliveries likely commencing in December. Both the E and SE will kick things off with the JCW variant scheduled for production early net year.