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Mini | |
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![]() Morris Mini-Minor | |
Owerview | |
Manufacturer | Britain
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Cried an aw | |
Production |
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Designer | Sir Alec Issigonis |
Bouk an chassis | |
Cless | Ceety caur (A) |
Body style |
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Layoot | FF layoot |
Relatit | |
Powertrain | |
Ingine | 848 cc, 970 cc, 997 cc, 998 cc, 1,071 cc, 1,098 cc, 1,275 cc I4 (A-series) |
Transmission |
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Dimensions | |
Wheelbase |
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Lenth | |
Weenth | 1,397 mm (55.0 in) |
Hicht | 1,346 mm (53.0 in) |
Crib wecht | 580–686 kg (1,279–1,512 lb) |
The Mini is a smaw economy caur producit bi the Inglis-based Breetish Motor Corporation (BMC) an its successors frae 1959 till 2000. The oreeginal is considered an icon o 1960s Breetish popular cultur.[8][9][10][11] Its space-savin transverse ingine front-wheel drive layoot – allouin 80 percent o the aurie o the caur's floorpan tae be uised for passengers an luggage – influencit a generation o caur makkers.[12] In 1999 the Mini wis votit the seicont maist influential caur o the 20t century, ahint the Ford Model T, an aheid o the Citroën DS an Volkswagen Beetle.[13][14]
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- ↑ The Complete USA Press Pack, mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk Retrieved on 2 November 2012
- ↑ Austin Cooper sales brochure (Swedish), mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk Retrieved 1 June 2017
- ↑ a b c Also known as : Mini – Classic, www.aronline.co.uk Retrieved on 9 November 2012
- ↑ Italian Minis, www.minimania.com Retrieved 12 August 2015
- ↑ Green Book Price & Model Guide, July–August 1983, page 60
- ↑ "Mini information page". Archived frae the original on 15 Apryle 2009.
- ↑ Cardew (Ed), Basil (October 1969). "Wolseley Hornet". Daily Express Motor Show Review 1969 on 1970 Cars. London: Daily Express Newspaper: 54.CS1 maint: extra text: authors leet (link)
- ↑ Reed, Chris (2003). Complete Classic Mini 1959–2000. Orpington: Motor Racing. ISBN 1-899870-60-1.
- ↑ Reed, Chris (1994). Complete Mini: 35 Years Of Production History, Model Changes, Performance Data. MRP. ISBN 0-947981-88-8.
- ↑ Clausager, Anders (1997). Essential Mini Cooper. Bideford, Devon: Bay View Books. ISBN 1-870979-86-9.
- ↑ "The humble Mini leaves supercars trailing to be named Britain's best-ever motor". Mirror. 30 October 2016.
- ↑ Buckley, Martin; Rees, Chris (2006). Cars: An encyclopaedia of the world's most fabulous automobiles. Hermes House. ISBN 1-84309-266-2.
The BMC Mini, launched in 1959, is Britain's most influential car ever. It defined a new genre. Other cars used front-wheel drive and transverse engines before but none in such a small space, this was possible as the engine is mounted on top of the gearbox.
- ↑ "This Just In: Model T Gets Award", James G. Cobb, The New York Times, 24 December 1999
- ↑ Strickland, Jonathan. "How the MINI Cooper Works". Auto.howstuffworks.com. Retrieved 20 Julie 2010.
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