This spied prototype with its swirly yellow camouflage is built on a heavily modified version of the existing car\u2019s UKL1 platform. This platform is currently used in the BMW 1-Series, 2-Series Gran Coupe, X1, X2, as well as the Mini Countryman and Clubman. It\u2019ll be built at Mini\u2019s Oxford plant in the UK as well, like the existing Mini Hatch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ICE-powered Mini prototype retains the fundamental F56-generation Mini Hatch styling with its bubbly, rounded hatchback silhouette and familiar tail lights with its Union Jack lighting signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s not yet confirmed, but the powertrains are expected to carry over from the current generation Mini. Currently, the Mini Hatch 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\u2019s uncertain which ones will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mini has confirmed the three-door Hatch will launch in time for the 2023 model year. It\u2019ll be followed by a convertible, a larger Countryman crossover, and a smaller crossover to bridge the size gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Come 2030, every single Mini will be electric, so regard the facelift spied here to be the last-gen ICE-powered Mini \u2013 ever! Electrification will also include the performance-oriented John Cooper Works brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nAUTOMEDIA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Internal combustion isn\u2019t dead in the Mini just yet. A petrol version of the 2023 Mini Hatch has been spied during road testing near the Arctic Circle. Don\u2019t get this Mini Hatch prototype confused with the all-new, all-electric hatch that Mini is developing alongside this facelift of the current-generation ICE model, as they\u2019re entirely different […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35514"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35531,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35514\/revisions\/35531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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