BMW is dead-set on making Mini an electrified brand. For months, the Germans have been teasing an all-electric concept that it continues to praise as an urban commuter. But more importantly is holding ...

Sixty years ago, Alec Issigonis got to see for the first time his two-door small car rolling off the assembly lines of what was then the British Motor Corporation. Later known as the Mark I MINI, the ...

To the enthusiast, fuel-economy and emissions mandates that push automakers to develop small cars are bad news. After all, there's no replacement for displacement, right? Well, fifty years ago, the ...

The company that owns the rights to the Austin name has built two new 1959-spec Minis. The cars are prepped for racing but are true to the original small-displacement cars. Both will compete at this ...

Take a break from the dumpster fire that is 2018. This electric Mini will make you smile. Built as a show piece, the car features an electric powertrain in a restored 1959 Mini Cooper. Of course it’s ...

The first Mini prototype of 1959 did not arrive with fanfare or a manifesto about changing the car industry. It appeared as a compact answer to a fuel crisis, yet its layout quietly rewrote how small ...

The first BMC Mini went on sale in 1959. Designed by Sir Alec Issigonis, it featured many of the engineering innovations that we now take for granted, such as a tranversely mounted front engine and ...

Of all the thousands of cars in the history of motoring, none has ever united the classes in the same way as the BMC Mini. From students to pop stars, wealth (or lack of) has never been a barrier to ...