▁but ▁is ▁in ▁fact ▁a ▁complete ▁red es ign . ▁The ▁boot ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁car ▁has ▁an ▁additional ▁ ▁of ▁load ▁space . ▁Other ▁changes ▁in ▁design ▁- ▁both ▁visible ▁and ▁otherwise ▁- ▁have ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁M ini ' s ▁recently ▁awarded ▁five ▁stars ▁in ▁the ▁Euro ▁NC AP ▁tests . ▁One ▁example ▁is ▁the ▁higher ▁front ▁bon net , ▁which ▁now ▁comp lies ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁ped est rian ▁collision ▁reg ulations . ▁ ▁Break down ▁statistics ▁reported ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁Autom obile ▁Club ▁( AD AC ) ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁placed ▁the ▁M ini ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁car ▁class ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁the ▁low ▁break - down ▁rates ▁achieved ▁for ▁cars ▁aged ▁between ▁ 0 ▁and ▁ 4 ▁years , ▁narrow ly ▁be ating ▁the ▁Ford ▁F usion ▁and ▁M its ub ishi ▁Col t . ▁ ▁Model ▁range ▁ ▁The ▁M k ▁II ▁range ▁was ▁launched ▁with ▁the ▁One , ▁Cooper ▁and ▁Cooper ▁S ▁derivatives . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁new ▁budget ▁version ▁called ▁M ini ▁First ▁was ▁added . ▁Similar ▁to ▁the ▁One , ▁but ▁lower ▁output ▁ 1 . 6 ▁L ▁engine ▁ ▁and ▁no ▁automatic ▁option , ▁it ▁pre empt ed ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁One ▁Min imal ism ▁by ▁including ▁the ▁M ini ▁Min imal ism ▁techn ologies . ▁The ▁vehicle ▁launched ▁with ▁a ▁base ▁MS R P ▁of ▁£ 1 0 , 9 5 0 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0