BMW has yet to share its latest infotainment program with Mini.
Sorry, Mini customers. The upgrade will be available to BMW’s wireless Android Auto connectivity beginning in July 2020. However, it won’t be available for the company’s smaller division. Mini spokesperson said that Android Auto functionality will not be available to Mini at the same time it was announced for BMW. BMW Blog . “At the moment, we don’t know when this functionality will be available on Mini models.
Android Auto functionality is available for the BMW models with the company’s Operating System 7.0 software. The tech allows users to access their smartphone’s information via the vehicle’s digital cockpit or head-up display.
BMW will demonstrate the wireless Android Auto feature during the Consumer Electronics Show (January 2020).
Mini owners will be pleased to know that the brand will once again offer a 6-speed manual gearbox for Hardtop and Convertible models starting in February 2020. In July, the three-pedal layout will return to the Clubman as well as the Countryman.
The manual gearbox expansion doesn’t apply to the Mini John Cooper Works GP. According to the company, there is no option that could withstand the turbocharged four-cylinder engine of 2.0-liters with its 301 horsepower (231 Kilowatts) or 332 pound-feet (432 Newton-meters). The only option for the hot hatch is an eight-speed automatic. The company has limited production of 3,000 GPs and sells them at a starting price $44,900. Deliveries will begin in March 2020.