2022 model sneak peek

My guess is like the older dynamic dampers it just simply cannot work on the car the way it is built with the battery and such. Otherwise Mini would make it an extra-cost option I think. Though you have a valid point about not all options available for the SE anyway. At least not without asking. I'm pretty sure I could have done black handles and such even if not offered much like the bonnet stripes.

It will be interesting to see what they offer. I know the light gray leather was not appealing to me at all, but I've had that color before and don't want it again. I did pony up for leather in the Sig+ though because I kind of hate the way the cloth feels. I like having suede accents again too. Much more comfortable than pleather.

 

I live in the midwest where we get everything from below zero to nearly 100°F normally in a year. I just learn that parking in the shade is a bonus. I've had light interiors and black - I chose black leather after having black vinyl on the last Mini - my light leather was the car before too. I just opened the sunroof and windows as I was walking up. Now with preconditioning I am not worried in the least about going to black leather again. The light leather as a denim wearer with a kid who constantly is in jeans too is a bad bad idea. Made the mistake once Plus this crosspunch black leather is great. I love the suede accents and how it feels both when it was warm (I tested it on a hot early fall day before deciding when I ordered) and in the freezing cold.

As for chrome vs black out. I personally kept the chrome on my last Mini. I like the look. I am debating myself since I got black wheels, black roof, black mirrors and black bonnet stripes. Though I am reconsidering keeping some chrome to go with the newer pulse spoke wheels though it seems they are only 18 inch - which I'd rather not go above 17 from my past experiences with 17s in a Mini F55S. If they are 18s only then I will go back to blacking out all the chrome and wrapping the grille and the boot handle too. I'll wait to find out real info before deciding. If they do come in 17s I will keep the chrome but still black out the grille and boot handle. All this said I feel they went a little too far with the black accents on the 2022 Mini. I wish the grille edges weren't so... large?

 

Yes, pre-conditioning uses battery. Not a huge deal to me. As I said my last Mini had black pleather and no pre-conditioning I know we'll be fine. While I am not hot year round, I am hot and humid in the summer so I get all lovely weather lol. Using a sunshade can also help along with tinting. I have had more black cars with black interiors than I can count. Yes black on black can be hotter, let's be blunt here. When it is 90°F out, the interior of a black or white will be stupidly hot. A few degrees doesn't matter to me. Really though opening the windows and sunroof remotely helps more than people think.

 

On the fob. It's called "Convenient Opening" where you hold the unlock button to open the windows and sunroof. It is amazing what heat escapes in 10 seconds or so of doing that before entering.

 

To be fair Mini uses preconditioning as a term too. So while it's not what you think necessarily, it's something they use interchangeably.

 

Yep! Should've said that. It works in reverse too! I read the whole manual I got with my last car. Did a while with this one but doing it again. I like seeing if there are things I missed.

 

To be fair the cheapest level of Minis only come in black vinyl. To me I love heat but look for shade when driving others. When we cannot we just open the roof and windows.

As a parent only wealthy who can afford regular detailing would get light interiors