0 0 9 ▁model - year ▁vehicle ▁( first ▁available ▁for ▁sale ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 ). ▁The ▁model ▁has ▁a ▁device , ▁market ed ▁as ▁the ▁" Open ometer ", ▁which ▁records ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁minutes ▁the ▁vehicle ▁has ▁operated ▁with ▁its ▁roof ▁ret ract ed . ▁ ▁Design ▁ ▁Though ▁the ▁M k ▁II ▁has ▁a ▁familiar ▁look , ▁every ▁panel ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁car ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁model . ▁New ▁safety ▁requirements ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁overall ▁length ▁increasing ▁by ▁, ▁the ▁front ▁end ▁raised ▁and ▁the ▁indic ators ▁being ▁re position ed ▁inside ▁the ▁head light ▁hous ings . ▁The ▁head light s ▁themselves ▁are ▁now ▁fixed ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁quarter ▁pan els ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁integrated ▁with ▁the ▁bon net , ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁raised ▁up ▁with ▁it ▁when ▁the ▁bon net ▁opens . ▁The ▁car ▁has ▁a ▁rest y led ▁gr ille ▁and ▁larger ▁rear ▁light ▁clusters . ▁The ▁Cooper ▁S ▁retain s ▁the ▁bon net ▁sc oop ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁keep ▁an ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁out going ▁model ▁— ▁although ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁the ▁inter co ol er ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁engine ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁sc oop ▁is ▁now ▁purely ▁decor ative . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁Cooper ▁S ▁no ▁longer ▁has ▁the ▁battery ▁located ▁under ▁the ▁boot ▁floor , ▁instead ▁being ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁more ▁conventional ▁location ▁under ▁the ▁bon net . ▁The ▁C - p ill ars ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁enc ased