Exclusive: F66 2025 MINI Cooper Technical Details Revealed
„(…) While the F66 might be heavily based on the F56, there are some surprises in the dimensions and even weight as figures. Let’s dig in to the details.
Despite MINI’s talk of going electric with the all new J01 Cooper, it’s releasing one last generation of ICE (internal combustion engine) MINI Coopers early next year. Code-named the F66, this last ICE MINI Cooper is a heavily revised F56 complete with an almost identical exterior design complete with new trim, lights and wheels among other things. Inside the F66 will take the interior from the J01 complete with circular screen, new materials and a very different layout.
(…) Perhaps the biggest headline figures we’ve known about for some time thanks to our early reporting. The standard Cooper goes from 134 to 155 hp while the Cooper S goes from 189 to 200. The JCW (as report) will unfortunately not see a bump in power but does see a healthy increase in torque.
A Few Surprising Changes In Size
While the F66 is based on the F56, the dimensions aren’t identical likely due to styling and even an few engineering changes. For instance the F56 has a length of 3863mm vs 3876mm for the new F66. Why the change? It’s still unclear but we’d assume the new front or rear bumper design (driven by either aero of new safety standards) might be the culprit.
The height change is also interesting. The F56 is 1414mm vs the F66 which is higher at 1432mm. That might be due to MINI increasing the standard wheel size of the Cooper from 15″ to 16″ wheels while increasing the tire size slightly as well.
It’s the width that is the most interesting to us. The F56 Cooper has a width of 1727 mm vs the F66 which is wider at 1744mm (both without mirrors). That 17mm difference may not sound like much but BMW and MINI don’t typically increase the width of a car solely because of aesthetics. It’s very likely the result of some engineering changes that might include things like a revised suspension, wider wheels and tires or even updated plastic fender arches. Or it could be as simple as a revised front bumper that’s a touch wider than before.
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