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Petrol-powered John Cooper works is the last of the breed – and hilariously good fun

While it might have been tempting for us to pick some rare-groove luxury car or revered Italian performance machine as a shoo-in for our Future Classic accolade (awarded in association with our friends at Classic & Sports Car magazine), there's a surprisingly affordable new car that's staring us in the face this year.

Soon enough, it's going to become the very last petrol-powered hot supermini on the market - which surely makes it collectable in just about anyone's book.