More than anything, the third-generation "new" Mini being introduced by BMW is meant to pay tribute to one car, the first-generation "old" Mini, the fantabulous original of 1959 that soldiered ...

The ghost of Sir Alec Issigonis haunts this car. Driving the first all-electric Mini, you can’t help but imagine what the inventor of the original would have made of it. As far as automobiles were ...

Owners of the original Issigonis-designed Mini can now have their cars converted to run on electricity under a new program called Mini Recharged, which is being handled at the Mini factory in Oxford, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

There was once a man of British-Greek origin named Alec Issigonis, and thanks to him, we’ve been given one of the most timeless automotive designs ever: the original Mini (the one written without ...

It was great fun recently having the MINI Cooper on test but most of us who started off with the old Mini as our first cheap no-frills car would find little or nothing comparable. The Cooper in its ...

The traditional motor car is undergoing an existential crisis, with smarter companies rethinking its future form and function. As a brand, MINI is in a fitting place to be at the forefront of these ...