The Coupe is priced from £16,640 in Cooper trim, ranging up to £23,795 for the John Cooper Works version, the fastest factory MINI to date.

But it’s the Cooper SD which is likely to be the most popular. Fitted with the 143bhp diesel engine, it returns 65.7mpg with CO2 emissions of 114g/km, placing it in the 13% BiK tax band.