The 2022 Mini Cooper Lineup: Visual Order Guide

Unlike the short Sport Aerial antenna shown in the press-pack photos, it appears the standard antenna remains the tall one.

So are there two sizes of silver Revolite Spoke rims--the SE one vs the pre-SE one? No 18" wheels (eg. Pulse Spoke)?

Does the Iconic trim now get the same steering wheel as the other trim levels?

 

They've made that style in more than one color and size for different models IIRC.

I like the Victory Spoke in black. Might be my snow tire rims.

Considering blacking out more myself. Wonder if that boot handle would fit the 2021s. Still surprisingly upset at that grille and fog light changes.

 

This was so unbelievably helpful I cannot tell you!

My Mini Dealer called me and I brought up this forum,and because this post was right there up top, I was able to refer to it while he took my order for the 2022!!!

So freaking exciting! Island Blue, baby!

 

I got off the phone with my dealer and he is reporting that there is this thing called the "Mini Electric Collection" (something I've seen reference to before), and that has a set of forced choices, namely (but not exhaustively):

If you want the Island Blue color OR you want the Rooftop Grey color, you cannot have the Chesterfield Grey Leather seats.

I'm not a fan of this decision, but my wife I and I do prefer the Island Blue (see my avatar?) so we're going with that mandate.

 

I liked the Roulettes before, and I still like them.

I also declined to get the Piano Black Exterior package, and I think the Roulette spokes play off the chrome details well.

 

My expectations were set about delivery in June.

When I was making the choice, my dealer was estimating a late March/early April delivery for a 2021. Or a June delivery (maybe May?) for a 2022.

I'm in this weird state of having planned to and wanted to buy and electric car since 2017 or so. I planned to get an electric in 2018 but didn't like the selection. Then I started hearing about the 2020 Mini Cooper SE and got excited, so I waited for it, even test drove one in April, and then it really looked like the Pandemic was here for a good long time and I held off.

So there are these two opposing impulses.

• I've been waiting four years for this car!
• I really don't drive very much due to the pandemic!

So June should be fine. I really could take my time making decisions, but unless I wait months for some of the 2022s to be delivered so I can see certain things in pictures and in person, I'm likely to have enough information today to make the order.

 

So weird the Revolite Spoke "Anthracite" are not for the SE, when the Electric Revolite "Spectre Grey" were only available for the 2020/2021 SE.

 

I'm having conversations with my dealer today as he is learning about what he can actually build. The "Mini Collection" amounts to a Special Edition, with many choices taken out of your hands.

A partial list, according to my dealer, so far:

• Must be Signature Plus Trim
• Must have light grey cloth/leatherette combo seats
• Must have non-yellow version of the Power Spoke 17" Wheels (see inset within the Power Spoke Wheels above)
• May not be able to add certain things. I'm inquiring about Moonroof and Alarm.

I'm sure this information will get more settled as we go, but this is the latest info that I'm getting.

 

Just heard: With the Mini Collection (required for Island Blue and Rooftop Grey), one cannot have a moonroof (at least not with the Multitone Roof), but may optionally add an alarm.

Both make sense. Why create an elaborately painted, unique roof like the Multitone, but then cut out 80% of it for a Moonroof? And since the Alarm is now included with Iconic Trim, it would make sense to pay extra to add it from the Signature Plus level (though they haven't previously allowed many Iconic features to be picked up on lower trim-levels).

And, now that I say that both make sense, I will also say that I am disappointed I cannot get precisely what I want.

 

I'm surprised there will be a yellow-free version of the Electric Power Spoke wheels. It's like saying this car is only sort-of electric. My overwhelming fear was scraping the Energetic Yellow band around the circumference on an undeserving, evil curb and these yellow-free wheels would prevent that event. Now that I've got other wheels, I'm planning to mount the Power Spokes only for events (we will someday have events again, I'm sure of it).

 

My guess is that the yellow doesn't look good with Island Blue

 

Now that you mention that possibility, I realize that I've never seen a BRG or Chili Red 2020/21 MINI Cooper SE with the Electric Power Spoke wheels. MINI wouldn't put a yellow blade or mirror caps on SEs of those colors so perhaps the yellow-clad wheels were also not allowed.

 

@Domenick, would it be possible to update your first post in the MINI USA: "Build Your SE" site, User Manual, Trim Options thread to add the 2022 Visual Order Guide from the first post of this thread?