最近谍照记者拍到了Mini电动车道路测试照片，幸运的是，这次还拍到了车辆内部情景。虽然该车采用了电动动力系统，但车身外观并没有改变。最大变化是车头，设计者封闭了中央格栅只是留下了下面的两排小洞，底部可见细窄的进气口。与其他高性能版本相比，前脸底部也进一步简化。这次拍到的测试车与先前拍到的不同，它没有采用四辐轮圈，而是采用多辐轮圈。车厢内照片展示的是驾驶员一侧情景，可以看到首次出现的数字仪表群。它包括方向盘后面的椭圆形仪表，它采用镀铬边框，中级为圆形。而它的排挡杆看上去似乎是取自宝马车型。这辆Mini电动车动力系统细节目前还不清楚。有传言称该车采用单台前置电机，其部件来自宝马丁戈尔芬和兰茨胡特工厂。预计该车将于明年11月发布，车厂还计划与长城汽车合作生产第二款电动车，该车将专供中国市场。

 

Electric Mini Spied On The Road, Showing Off Revised Cabin

A fresh crop of spy shots provides a better look at Mini's development of an electric powertrain for the Hardtop. There's an even better view inside the cabin this time, too.

 

Offering an electric powertrain won't force Mini to alter the Hardtop's styling too much. The biggest changes are up front where the designers block off the center grille except for two rows of tiny holes in it and a skinny inlet at the bottom. The lower fascia also has a simpler style in comparison to the sporty look on some of the hotter variants of the model. This test mule is slightly different than the previous one because rather than the four-spoke wheels on the last car, the engineers install a less visually interesting, multi-spoke design in this case.

 

Inside, these spy shots of the electric test mule show a great view of the driver side. This is our first chance to see that the Mini appears to have a digital instrument panel. It consists of an oval section with chrome trim and a circular area in the center. There's also a new gearshift that looks straight out of the BMW parts bin.

 

Powertrain details about the electric Mini are still a mystery. Rumors suggest the vehicle has a single, front-mounted electric motor, and parts would come from BMW's Dingolfing and Landshut plants.

 

Mini intends to launch its electric model in November 2019. In addition, the company plans to work with joint venture partner Great Wall Motors on a second EV that would specifically be for the Chinese market.