▁of ▁the ▁car , ▁which ▁took ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁minutes . ▁The ▁overall ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁mock - up ▁was ▁so ▁good ▁that ▁the ▁board ▁members ▁told ▁him ▁not ▁to ▁change ▁a ▁thing , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁distinct ive ▁exhaust ▁tip ▁seen ▁in ▁production ▁cars . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁generation ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁M ini ▁received ▁a ▁fac el ift ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁for ▁the ▁up coming ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁model ▁year . ▁This ▁was ▁also ▁when ▁the ▁new ▁convert ible ▁was ▁introduced ; ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁available ▁with ▁the ▁pre - fac el ift ▁design . ▁As ide ▁from ▁minor ▁design ▁changes ▁( most ly ▁up ▁front ) ▁and ▁improved ▁equipment , ▁the ▁ ▁R over ▁R 6 5 ▁manual ▁g ear box ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁Get rag ▁five - speed . ▁ ▁Mod els ▁The ▁vehicles ▁produced ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁model ▁years ▁included ▁four ▁h atch back ▁models ▁( UK ▁and ▁some ▁international ▁mark ets : ▁H atch , ▁US : ▁Hard top , ▁other ▁mark ets ▁just ▁plain ▁M ini ): ▁the ▁standard ▁" M ini ▁One ", ▁the ▁dies el - eng ined ▁" M ini ▁One / D ", ▁the ▁sport ier ▁" M ini ▁Cooper " ▁and ▁the ▁super charg ed ▁" M ini ▁Cooper ▁S "; ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁a ▁convert ible ▁roof ▁option ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁M k ▁I ▁line - up .