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The Mini is a small, two-door, four-seat car, developed as ADO15, and produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors, from 1959 until 2000. Minus a brief hiatus, original Minis were built for four decades and sold during five, from the last year of the 1950s into the last year of the 20th century, over a single generation, as fastbacks, estates, and convertibles.
Optional. Launched. February 6, 1996; 28 years ago. ( 1996-02-06) Current status. Active. MapQuest (stylized as mapquest) is an American free online web mapping service. It was launched in 1996 as the first commercial web mapping service. [1] MapQuest vies for market share with competitors such as Google Maps and Here.
The Mini Sprite was released in anticipation of the 25th anniversary of the Mini. Its name revived the old Austin-Healey name last used in 1971. The Sprite was intended to be an intermediate trim level between the "City" and the "Mayfair". Mini Studio 2. Year: 1990 (June) Based on: Mini City; Engine: 998 cc; Exterior colour: Black (PDE - BLVC373)
The largest improvement was the addition of a rear hatch, allowing for improved access to the (still tiny) luggage compartment. The drag resistance was also marginally lower than that of the original Mini, 0.41 Cd rather than 0.42. De Tomaso Innocenti De Tomaso. At the 1976 Turin Auto Show the sporting Innocenti Mini de Tomaso was first shown ...
The Austin Mini Cooper and Morris Mini Cooper debuted in September 1961. The original 848 cc (0.8 L; 51.7 cu in) engine from the Morris Mini-Minor was increased to 997 cc (1.0 L; 60.8 cu in), boosting power from 34 bhp (25 kW) to 55 bhp (41 kW). The car featured a tuned engine, twin HS2 SU carburettors, and 7 in (18 cm) disc brakes, a first at ...
Designer. William Towns. Chronology. Successor. Microdot. The Minissima is a small concept city car that was designed by William Towns (as the Townscar) as his idea for a replacement for the original Mini in 1972. It was displayed by British Leyland on their stand at the 1973 London Motor Show after they bought the prototype from Towns.
Mini (stylised as MINI) [1] is a British automotive brand founded in Oxford in 1969, owned by German Multinational automotive company BMW since 2000, and used by them for a range of small cars assembled in the United Kingdom, Austria, Netherlands (until 16 February 2024) and Germany. The word Mini has been used in car model names since 1959 ...
1,050–1,140 kg (2,310–2,510 lb) (electric) The MOKE is a recreational vehicle manufactured by Chery Automobile in China since 2013 and assembled by a variety of companies in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and others. The design, by British industrial designer Michael Young, evokes the classic Mini Moke built from 1964 until 1993.