Ever since the New Mini Concept debuted in 1997, shortly after BMW inherited the rights to the British automaker, every Cooper S two-door has had mid-mounted dual-exit exhaust pipes. The 2025 Cooper S hides its exhaust pipe underneath the car as if being gas-powered is something to be ashamed of.
Shame on you for removing this iconic bit of design, Mini.
The interiors are a match, too. Instead of the obligatory digital instrument cluster and square touchscreen infotainment system, you get a 9.5-inch high-resolution OLED display running Mini Operating System 9.
The upper half is reserved for the most critical information (also displayed in front of the driver via a head-up display), while the bottom half is used for stuff like navigation, climate control, music, etc. And instead of a voice assistant that sounds like a correctional officer, you get a friendly bulldog named Spike.
Mini is also using textile surfaces for the first time, and the interior quality is top-notch. It looks and feels expensive, which is precisely what we want.
