- Mini showed off a number of design features for the upcoming Cooper and Countryman lineups.
- Highlights include a new steering wheel, stylish wheels and some stylish seats.
- For some strange reason, Mini felt the need to highlight a new circular OLED display but not release photos of it.
The Mini is going through a transition phase, with several models about to be updated or enter an entirely new generation or, in the case of the Clubman, disappear altogether. As the new era begins, the automaker has revealed a few design highlights that will debut on its new models, including new wheel designs.
Elegant rims
Mini teased us with two new wheelsets, including a modern-looking six-spoke design with flat silver blades over the spokes. A rather busy set of multi-spoke wheels (shown above) were also shown, with silver metallic accents covering a gloss black finish.
Cool seat style
Mini also showed off some very stylish new seats with a colorful fabric pattern on the bolster. The leather inserts are perforated in a pattern somewhat reminiscent of the diamond stitching on high-end cars.
sweet flyer
Among the tidbits is a new steering wheel design. A standard option not pictured includes two spokes, while the optional wheel (shown above) includes a third spoke made of fabric. While it obviously won’t really affect the car’s steering, it looks pretty neat.
MY OLED
Another new detail coming to the Mini models is a modern interpretation of the brand’s iconic circular central screen. We’ve previously seen blurry spy photos of a new round infotainment screen, and now Mini has revealed it’s an 11.0-inch OLED touchscreen.
This was confirmed along with the rest of the details, all of which included a photo. Annoyingly, the company felt compelled to mention it in the press release, but chose not to show a single photo of it. Why, Mini? Because?
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Jack Fitzgerald’s love of cars stems from his still unwavering addiction to Formula 1.
After a brief stint as a detailer for a local dealership group in college, he knew he needed a more permanent way to drive all the new cars he couldn’t afford and decided to get into auto writing. Pursuing his college professors at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he was able to travel to Wisconsin looking for stories in the automotive world before landing his dream job at Car and driver. His new goal is to delay the inevitable demise of his 2010 Volkswagen Golf.
