2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Life ▁Cy cle ▁Imp ulse ▁( L CI ) ▁brought ▁tw in ▁tur bos ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 - cy l inder ▁dies el ▁engines , ▁al beit ▁with ▁no ▁changes ▁in ▁output . ▁The ▁ 6 - speed ▁Ste pt ron ic ▁tor que - con verter ▁was ▁also ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁ 7 - speed ▁dual - cl utch ▁transmission ▁in ▁all ▁models ▁but ▁the ▁Cooper ▁SD ▁and ▁J C W , ▁with ▁the ▁latter ▁now ▁fitted ▁with ▁a ▁ 8 - speed ▁Ste pt ron ic ▁auto . ▁These ▁changes ▁allow ▁for ▁improved ▁efficiency ▁and ▁better ▁em issions ▁test ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁W L TP ▁cycle , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁margin ally ▁improved ▁performance . ▁ ▁Design ▁The ▁shape ▁is ▁slightly ▁more ▁rounded ▁than ▁the ▁one ▁it ▁rep laces , ▁in ▁order ▁both ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁car ' s ▁aer od ynamic ▁efficiency ▁and ▁to ▁enh ance ▁ped est rian ▁protection ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁acc idents . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁much ▁longer ▁over hang ▁and ▁higher ▁bon net . ▁This ▁latest ▁model ▁r ides ▁on ▁B MW ' s ▁all ▁new ▁UK L ▁platform ▁that ▁under p ins ▁the ▁new ▁B MW ▁ 2 ▁Series ▁Active ▁Tour er . ▁ ▁Crit ic isms ▁of ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁F 5 6 ▁M IN I ▁Cooper ▁have ▁focused ▁upon ▁the ▁extr ud ed ▁and ▁complex ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁front ▁b um per ▁in ▁Cooper ▁S ▁and ▁J C W ▁variants , ▁as ▁well ▁as