ROMANIA: Let’s be honest, the driver and co-driver were super keyed up and extremely excited when they got into their electric MINI Cooper SE (combined fuel consumption: 0.0 l/100 km; combined electricity consumption: 16.8 – 14.8 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km) in Căpățânenii Ungureni, an idyllic little village.
The three-door car emits a characteristically synthetic murmur to signal the readiness of its systems and the invisible T-shaped rechargeable battery located in the floor of the car permits a range of “250 kilometres” according to the charge level indicator. Eccentric English automobile maniac Jeremy Clarkson called the Transfăgărăşan “the best road in the world” when he drove a super car through a 1,400 metres change in altitude, climbing through steep gradients of 8.6 percent.
