2024 Mini Cooper petrol revealed! Not ready for an electric car? The new three-door hatchback is coming to battle the Audi A1, Fiat 500 and VW Polo!

If you're not quite ready to jump into the fully electric version of the new Mini Cooper, the BMW Group-owned brand still has petrol power on offer.

Mini has just ripped the covers from the new petrol-powered version of the fifth-generation Mini Cooper hatchback, and as expected, it mostly mirrors the look of the electric model that was revealed in September last year.

While the electric version has a closed-off grille, the petrol model has a more traditional mesh grille element typical of an internal-combustion engined car - although the design is virtually identical.

The Mini Cooper will arrive in Australia in both EV and petrol guise in the third quarter of 2024.

Two petrol engines will be available in Australia, and they both appear to be revised versions of what's found in the outgoing Mini range.

The first in what Mini is dubbing its 'C' version of the Cooper is the 1.5-litre three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine delivering 115kW of power and 230Nm of torque. That is 15kW and 10Nm more than the old model.

The sportier Cooper S uses a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder unit with outputs of 150kW/300Nm, representing an increase of 9kW and 20Nm over the previous Cooper S.

Completing the 0-100km/h dash takes 6.6 seconds in the Cooper S and 7.7sec in the C. Fuel use is listed from 6.1 litres per 100 kilometres in the S and 5.9L for the C.

Both models come with adaptive damping and four trim levels will be offered - Essential, Classic, Favoured and JCW trim.

As with the electric Mini revealed last year, the petrol grades come with an uptick in multimedia tech, including a round OLED infotainment display that Mini says functions like a smartphone, and a voice assistant system - just say 'hey Mini' and action some tasks by speaking.

It also gets a Mini Digital Key which is a phone app that can perform some functions remotely, like locking and unlocking the car and other personalised settings.

Pricing and full local specifications will be revealed closer to its Australian launch later in the year, but expect a price bump over the current model which starts at just over $40,000 for the base Classic.