Mini ditches the manual transmission

Mini won’t offer a manual in its redesigned Cooper hatchback, which means the transmission is officially dead at a brand that until now was one of its strongest proponents. Speaking with Top Gear at this week’s 2023 Munich auto show, where Mini showed off its new Cooper in electric guise, brand boss Stefanie Wurst confirmed neither the electric…Mini won’t offer a manual in its redesigned Cooper hatchback, which means the transmission is officially dead at a brand that until now was one of its strongest proponents. Speaking with Top Gear at this week’s 2023 Munich auto show, where Mini showed off its new Cooper in electric guise, brand boss Stefanie Wurst confirmed neither the electric…