This is claimed by Mini to be the primary spherical OLED touchscreen in a manufacturing automotive, internet hosting vital details about it (akin to highway pace and gasoline financial system) on the prime and a menu bar on the backside.

The display can also be used for the majority of the local weather features, though usefully buttons stay for the entrance and rear window demisters.

The gear selector has been relocated from the centre console to a panel beneath the display, alongside the handbrake button, turn-key starter, driving mode selector and audio management dial.

Boot house is rated at 210 litres, down a single litre on the present three-door hatch however nonetheless 25 litres up on the rival Fiat 500 Hybrid (£16,790).

The Cooper C is priced from £22,300 (RRP), on a par with the present entry-level Cooper. The Cooper S advantages from a value reduce, falling from £27,555 (RRP) to £26,700.

For reference, the electrical Cooper E and Cooper SE are priced from £31,945 and £33,445 (OTR).

Customer deliveries of the brand new petrol fashions are resulting from start within the spring.

Five-door hatchbacks and a John Cooper Works three-door will observe by the top of the yr and a new soft-top Convertible is predicted to reach in 2025.