A brand new era of the Mini Cooper Convertible is coming quickly, and a prototype has been noticed.

The prototype is for the high-performance John Cooper Works Convertible, however prototypes for the common Cooper Convertible are additionally out testing. Each variations are anticipated to debut subsequent 12 months as 2025 fashions for the U.S.

Clear giveaways that this can be a JCW embody the additional intakes within the entrance fascia, the entrance splitter, and the chunky facet skirts. There’s additionally a rear diffuser with a single exhaust tip exiting out of the middle.

Mini earlier this 12 months revealed a brand new era of its signature hatchback, now referred to as a Cooper as an alternative of a Hardtop. The brand new Cooper arrives for the 2025 mannequin 12 months and, relying available on the market, will likely be provided in fuel and electrical guises, although Mini has but to disclose the fuel model.

2025 Mini Cooper electrical hatch

Whereas electrical variations of the brand new Cooper are based mostly on a newly developed devoted EV platform, the fuel model will primarily be a serious replace of the outgoing era. The mechanicals would be the similar however the exterior and inside styling, in addition to any in-car know-how, will likely be up to date to match the electrical variations.

Within the case of the brand new Convertible, there’ll solely be a fuel model, a minimum of initially. Issues might change. Recall, the outgoing Convertible provided a restricted run of electrical Cooper SE Convertibles earlier this 12 months. Simply 999 had been provided, all of them for Europe.

Search for the brand new Convertible to function the identical or comparable powertrains to the outgoing era, which affords patrons the selection between a 134-hp 1.5-liter turbo-3 within the base Cooper, a 189-hp 2.0-liter turbo-4 within the sporty Cooper S, and a 228-hp 2.0-liter turbo-4 within the high-performance John Cooper Works.

2025 Mini John Cooper Works Convertible – Photograph credit score: Baldauf

Drive will go to the entrance wheels solely, and the vary will solely have an computerized transmission, as Mini has ditched guide transmissions in its vehicles.

A redesigned JCW Countryman packing 312 hp can even arrive as a 2025 mannequin. It debuted in November and has been confirmed by Mini to achieve dealerships within the U.S. subsequent Could.

Mini can also be out testing the brand new JCW hatch, which can are available in each a fuel model and an electrical model.