• photos courtesy of mini2.com

The good folks over at mini2.com have posted tantalising shots of the new new MINI (dubbed the MkII, in keeping with old Mini tradition). The blue ones are the Cooper S’s, and the red ones are the standard Coopers. The drive train is courtesy of Peugeot (vs. the current Chrysler setup), and the major difference is that the S’s are going to have turbochargers instead of superchargers…perhaps not as desirable. Also, that demotes the bonnet scoop to being purely stylistic. But, both engines should get about a 5hp boost.

Most of the redesign is subtle, but you can see the changes in the front end, back end and interiors pretty well. More luscious photos after the old jumparoo.