When the new Mini was a Rover (the R in R50) project, a K-series was pencilled-in under the bonnet, but BMW switched this for a cheap, iron-block, 1.6-litre four-cylinder that was developed with ...

before BMW sold its 'English Patient' to the Phoenix Consortium for a tenner, was to build the R50 at Longbridge, on the production line vacated by the labour-intensive original Mini. But with the ...

Can it be possible that, between 1959 and 2023, there have only been four distinct generations of Mini? Besides the 1959 British Motor Corporation (BMC) original, it’s just been a trio of hatchback ...

Can it be possible that, between 1959 and 2023, there have only been four distinct generations of Mini? Besides the 1959 British Motor Corporation (BMC) original, it’s just been a trio of hatchback ...