Mini gained’t provide a guide transmission in its redesigned Cooper hatchback, which implies the transmission is formally useless at a model that till now was one among its strongest proponents.

Talking with Prime Gear at this week’s 2023 Munich auto present, the place Mini confirmed off its new Cooper in electrical guise, model boss Stefanie Wurst confirmed neither the electrical model nor the yet-to-be-revealed gasoline model will provide the choice of a guide.

The brand new Cooper arrives as a 2025 mannequin however precise timing for the beginning of gross sales within the U.S. hasn’t been introduced. A redesigned Countryman has additionally been revealed for the 2025 mannequin yr, and a smaller crossover to be referred to as the Aceman can be on observe to reach for the 2025 mannequin yr to finish the next-generation Mini lineup.

The dying of the guide at Mini isn’t an enormous shock because the model in Could rolled out a particular 1to6 Version model of its outgoing hatch as a celebration of the guide transmission.

A senior govt at Mini’s BMW father or mother firm additionally mentioned in June that each the guide transmission and dual-clutch computerized are on their means out, as typical torque converter-based automatics are higher suited to the EV transition.

Mini earlier this yr revealed the outcomes of a survey, which confirmed that just about half (49%) of all Gen Z respondents indicated they didn’t know the right way to drive a guide. When requested in the event that they have been prepared to be taught, 53% of the Gen Z respondents indicated they have been serious about studying the right way to row their very own gears. That proportion grows when all ages as much as 34 are counted; on this case 67% mentioned they have been desirous to be taught.

To cater to people seeking to learn to drive stick, Mini has been operating a guide transmission driving course since final fall on the BMW West Coast driving college situated on the Thermal Membership non-public racetrack in California. It isn’t clear whether or not the course will stick round now that the model is ditching the guide.

This text was initially revealed by Motor Authority, an editorial associate of ClassicCars.com