Mini's flagship three-door hatchback will return with petrol power for its fourth generation, before it bows out in line with the brand's ambition to go all-electric by the early 2030s.
New spy shots showing a prototype testing in heavy camouflage give some indication of how Mini is updating the current three-door hatchback, which has undergone two facelifts, in line with its newer electrified cars.
The new Fiat 500 rival will arrive more than a decade after the outgoing car first went on sale.
The new petrol-engined Mini hatchback will be sold alongside a visually similar but mechanically unrelated electric version, which is being built in China and will arrive next year.
Mini's final combustion-engined car, launching in 2025, is expected to be the next-generation Convertible. That car will be based on the hatchback seen here, but it's not yet confirmed if it will share a production line.
This story is from the August 10, 2022 edition of Autocar UK.
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