Inside Future Mobility

Petrol hatchback enters its fourth generation and promises driver fun at a competitive price With all the hubbub around the new electric Mini Cooper, itâ€™s easy to lose sight of the fact that there is still a normal, petrol-powered one thatâ€™s being built in Oxford as before.At a glance, you will struggle to tell it apart from the electric Mini Cooper E andÂ Mini Cooper SE,Â even though underneath they'reÂ completely different cars.While the EVs sitÂ on a brand-new, electric-only platform, the petrol cars are a thorough revamp of the oldÂ F56Â Mini hatch, using the same UKL architecture thatâ€™s shared with the BMW 1 Series.But it does look remarkably similar;Â it doesnâ€™t even have a visible exhaust. The easiest way to know youâ€™re not looking at the EV is that it retains the black plastic wheel-arch trims. It also keeps the more traditional door handles and clamshell bonnet.

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