▁were ▁B MW ' s ▁ASC ▁tra ction ▁control ▁system ▁and ▁D SC ▁electronic ▁stability ▁control , ▁to ▁improve ▁control ▁and ▁handling ▁in ▁ad verse ▁conditions . ▁ ▁The ▁addition ▁of ▁a ▁super char ger ▁to ▁the ▁M k ▁I ▁Cooper ▁S ▁required ▁that ▁the ▁battery ▁be ▁re located ▁into ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁— ▁leaving ▁no ▁room ▁for ▁a ▁spare ▁ty re , ▁so ▁the ▁S ▁models ▁came ▁with ▁run - flat ▁ty res . ▁ ▁Second ▁generation ▁( R 5 6 / 5 7 ) ▁( 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 1 3 ) ▁ ▁B MW ▁introduced ▁an ▁all - new , ▁second ▁generation ▁of ▁the ▁Hard top / H atch ▁M ini ▁model ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁on ▁a ▁re - engine ered ▁platform ▁incorpor ating ▁many ▁sty list ic ▁and ▁engineering ▁changes . ▁It ▁uses ▁the ▁Prince ▁engine , ▁the ▁architecture ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁shared ▁with ▁P SA ▁Pe uge ot ▁Cit ro ën ▁and ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁cost - effect ive ▁and ▁fuel - efficient , ▁and ▁is ▁manufact ured ▁at ▁the ▁B MW ▁H ams ▁Hall ▁engine ▁plant ▁in ▁War wick shire , ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁The ▁engineering ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁by ▁B MW ▁Group ▁UK ▁Engineering , ▁in ▁Mun ich , ▁Germany ▁at ▁B MW ▁Group ▁headquarters , ▁and ▁by ▁other ▁third ▁parties , ▁B MW ▁Group ▁h ired ▁It ald es ign ▁Gi ug iar o ▁( ID G ) ▁in ▁Tur