While many of us spend our lives in our cars, it’s probably fair to say that we don’t know all the features of our motor.
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TikTok user @lev.films uploaded a video showing the secret glove box that MINI cars have in their dashboard.
The poster simply presses down on the panel and it then pops open revealing a compartment behind it.
He said: “Does your MINI have a hidden glovebox? Like most cars, this MINI has a glove box just here. Very easy access.
“Push that silver button then there is the glove box.
“But on some MINIs this section of the dashboard when you give it a push reveals this secret compartment as well.”
The poster titled the video: “Does your MINI have a hidden glovebox?”
And viewers were quick to comment on the footage, which has received almost 1,000 likes.
One said: “Well its not hidden glove compartment anymore thanks to you.”
Another commented: “I’m gonna start pushing random parts of the minis dash now.”
A third wrote: “Yep. Was for a CD changer. They dropped the option and kept the hole.”
A final person explained: “It’s the same with the Fiat 500 underneath seat storage.”
Motorists have been also heading online recently to reveal the secret compartments they’ve found in their vehicles.
And Skoda included a compact foldable umbrella on the door of their Superb saloon.
Meanwhile a “hidden Easter egg” is most commonly found inside the rear doors of a flash Range Rover Sport model.
It comes as clever car tips and tricks can be found all across social media but look out for one little known hack if you own a 2022 Kona N line model of Hyundai‘s.
As an expert car dealer has finally revealed what the “hidden” red button on the steering wheel of the South Korean motor manufacturers really does.
Elsewhere, Toyota drivers were stunned to discover their own “hidden” button that could save them in an emergency.
The highly anticipated 2024 Toyota Prius, which will be rolled out as both a Hybrid and PHEV Prius Prime, has a mind blowing new feature.
And one car enthusiast has revealed a nifty hack that can help drivers get their windshields defrosted quickly in the winter.
Lefty Vlogger (@leftyvlogger) has over 100,000 followers on the app who benefit from the car tips, tricks, and hacks he shares.
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Best of British: The history of the Mini Cooper
The Mini Cooper emerged in 1961 as the result of the friendship between the British Motor Corporation’s head designer, Sir Alec Issigonis, and John Cooper, the head of the Cooper Car Company.
Cooper, who was also a designer of F1 cars, felt that the original Mini, first produced in 1959, had the potential to be tuned up for the world of motorsport.
The car debuted under both the Austin and Morris brands and was a commercial hit, with over 80,000 Mk I versions sold.
The Cooper was considered an icon of ’60s Britain, particularly after they were used by Michael Caine and his band of bullion thieves in 1969’s The Italian Job.
The original was discontinued in 1971 before being revived in 1990 under the ownership of the Rover Group, following the collapse of British Leyland.
Mini was then purchased as a standalone brand by BMW Group in 2000 when Rover was liquidated and continues to produce the Cooper to this day.
The lineage is set to continue on beyond 2030 in the form of an electric supermini bearing the iconic Cooper nameplate.