Brand produces small cars called Mini History originally belonged to a group of British Motor Corporation. Her car was sold under the name Austin 7 or Morris Mini. In 1994, as a result of financial problems, the Mini brand was taken over by BMW.

Mini History

Designated by Leonard Lord as project ADO15 (Amalgamated Drawing Office project number 15) and the product of the Morris design team, the Mini came about because of a fuel shortage caused by the 1956 Suez Crisis. Petrol was once again rationed in the UK, sales of large cars slumped, and the market for German bubble cars boomed. Lord, the somewhat autocratic head of BMC, reportedly detested these cars so much that he vowed to rid the streets of them and design a ‘proper miniature car’.[21] He laid down some basic design requirements: the car should be contained within a box that measured 10×4×4 feet; and the passenger accommodation should occupy 6 feet of the 10-foot length; and the engine, for reasons of cost, should be an existing unit. Issigonis, who had been working for Alvis, had been recruited back to BMC in 1955 and, with his skills in designing small cars, was a natural for the task. The team that designed the Mini was remarkably small: as well as Issigonis, there was Jack Daniels (who had worked with him on the Morris Minor), Chris Kingham , two engineering students and four draughtsmen. Together, by October 1957, they had designed and built the original prototype, which was affectionately named “The Orange Box” because of its colour.

It was only after six years, it was decided to introduce a new version of the car, which was based on completely different assumptions technology.

Produced by BMW since 2001 MINI refers to the British model, sold in the period 1959-2000, however, since it bigger and much heavier. The line of style, similar to that presented in 1959, however, is considerably smoother and reassured (for safety reasons). MINI produced by BMW occurred at the beginning of the hatchback, it was only in 2005 to offer joined Cabrio model.

In 2006 he presented the second generation of the MINI. Engines have been designed by BMW in cooperation with PSA. It was decided also to minor changes in the external design: a slightly modified front and rear, and used a higher bonnet. Introduced expressive modifications inside the car. The second generation is also slightly larger, so that meets the requirements in crash tests.

In 2007 he presented a variety combo (Mini Clubman), in 2010, came to offer SUV (Countryman), and the 2011 Mini Coupe.

In autumn 2013 years her debut third-generation Mini. The car once again grown. Greater the length, width and wheelbase, increased boot capacity. There are also new engines. All, gasoline and diesel, are recharged, the basic have only three cylinders.

Currently, the production of cars Mini is a 5 models. The basic model is the model One / Cooper (R56) and its variant Convertible – Convertible (R57). Variety station wagon went into production in 2007. Based on it he appeared SUV – Countryman. What is new is the Mini Coupe. It is a small, 2-door coupe lower than the One / Cooper. There are distinctive retractable at a speed of 80 km / h spoiler. In 2012, we started production of the Mini Roadster, technically based on the Coupe.

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Source: wikipedia.org