After a few leaked images hit the Web, some official photographs have now appeared. Here’s a first look at the all-new 2024 Mini Cooper.

What you see here is a first look at the brand-new 2024 Mini Cooper that will be officially and formally revealed at the IAA Motor Show, which is being held later this year in Munich.

Visually, it’s a Mini alright, especially at the front, but the rear lights are radical and new. At the front there’s a gaping one-panel grille, which we assume means this exact model is the electric version. We understand that Mini will continue to offer petrol engines for its lineup and these will essentially be updated versions of the current 1.5-litre and 2.0-litre motors.

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Critically, this new Mini Cooper electric model gives us our first viewing of the GWM partnership. As a reminder, BMW and Great Wall Motors signed an agreement to work together on compact electric vehicles. The Spotlight Automotive venture as its called, will see a new electric platform that will serve as the base for every new Mini over the next few years.

Interestingly, Mini is following in its parent company BMW’s footsteps with the naming convention. Instead of going for pure model designations, it’s sticking to the established name, but offering customers a choice of powertrain options. So, basically you can have your Mini Cooper S in petrol or electric flavour.

Expect to see significant increases in range with the 2024 Mini Cooper as even the entry-level model is said to have 320 km from a single charge. This is a big leap forward as our experience with the outgoing model pegs it at 180 km.

We estimate the brand-new Mini Cooper will be launched in South Africa by the middle of 2024.