Mini has vowed to become a purely electric brand by the early 2030s, shortly after another brand from the BMW Group, Rolls-Royce, will pull the plug on its V12 engine. Between now and then, the British manufacturer will sell vehicles with both types of propulsion. For this reason, it shouldn't come as a surprise our spies have now spotted prototypes with and without an exhaust tip.
Although they're both Cooper Hardtop models, the cars sit on different platforms and have substantially different designs. Teased in November 2021 before revealing spy shots from China emerged about a month later, the EV hides its new design quite well under camouflage. The leaked photos depicted the hotter S version with completely redesigned taillights while the official images provided by Mini showed the big and round headlights.
