5. Rover Group (1988-1994): In 1988, the Austin brand was dropped, and the company renamed itself the Rover Group. This ...

The Mini came to the attention of а friend of Issigonis, John Cooper, who recognized its performance potential and whose name the famous vehicle bears. In 1961, he gave the car a more powerful engine, ...

Cooper had the 1965 Austin Mini Cooper S MK1 1275 in his private collection, but its pedigree doesn't finish there. This particular Mini was the model used for the Vanguard/Corgi children's toy model.

2025 Mini Cooper S Convertible — Source: Mini USA Designed by Sir Alec Issigonis in 1959, the Austin Seven and Morris Mini Minor were the first front-wheel-drive cars with transversely mounted ...

The base model 2025 MINI Cooper (non-S) starts at $28,950. That's not as cheap as say, a Nissan Sentra, but it's about what you can expect for a goofy and sporty little car made in Oxford, England ...

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