Internal combustion isn’t dead in the Mini just yet. A petrol version of the facelifted 2024 Mini Hatch has been spied near Munich earlier this year – and our shooters now caught the convertible testing on bumpy country roads in Germany, too..
Don’t get this Mini Hatch prototype confused with the recently presented, all-electric hatch that Mini has been developing alongside this facelift of the current-generation ICE model, as they’re entirely different vehicles under the skin.
These spied prototypes with their swirly yellow camouflage are built on a heavily modified version of the existing car’s UKL1 platform. This platform is currently used in the BMW 1-Series, 2-Series Gran Coupe, X1, X2, as well as the old Mini Countryman and the current Clubman. It’ll be built at Mini’s Oxford plant in the UK as well, like the existing Mini Hatch.
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The ICE-powered Mini prototype retains the fundamental F56-generation Mini Hatch styling with its bubbly, rounded hatchback silhouette and familiar taillights with its Union Jack lighting signature.
It’s not yet confirmed, but the powertrains are expected to carry over from the current generation Mini. Currently, the Mini Hatch and Cabrio powertrain lineup consists of a selection of turbocharged three- and four-cylinder engines. Some powertrains could receive some modifications to meet the latest safety emissions although it’s uncertain which ones will.
Come 2030, every single Mini will be electric, so regard the facelift spied here to be the last-gen ICE-powered Mini – ever! Electrification will also include the performance-oriented John Cooper Works brand.
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