MINI COOPER S JCW

Expensive but riotous to drive, the latest hot MINI represents a dying breed

- ALASTAIR CLEMENTSN

As electrification becomes ever more widespread, increasingly our Future classic candidates are last-of-the-line models, and this madcap John Cooper Works version of the fourth-generation BMW MINI could be its final petrol incarnation, and among the last small hot hatches powered by internal combustion.

It certainly means business, all scoops and spoilers with a purposefully square stance on handsome alloy wheels: still with some of the signature MINI cheekiness, but also more than a little bit naughty. Like all of the BMW-era cars, the F66's interior feels beautifully made yet also fun and funky, with a huge central dial that can be personalised with various slightly gimmicky 'Experiences', though only the 'Go-kart' setting gives a proper tachometer.