New MINI getting very close

With the car due to be launched later this year, engineers are in the final phases of testing - and our spies caught the new hatchback virtually undisguised cornering at high speed.

The overall shape hasn't changed significantly, but many subtle alterations have been made. The first difference is the headlights, which are higher up the front wings with a new lens layout. Pedestrian safety rules have forced designers to raise the height of the bonnet, which has an air scoop on this Cooper S prototype.

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