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Ferdinand Porsche, not usually given to acts of modesty, said of Hans Ledwinka, the boss of Tatra: "Well sometimes I looked over his shoulder and...

A history lesson.... Originally the classic Mini was made in Austin and Morris versions and the Austin estate version was called the Countryman...

The problem in understanding this model is the gaping hole in you guys' cultural heritage as its predecessor wasn't sold in the US. At least 5%...

Only the 2nd Dakar with a Mini-lookalike body on it - but they have been competing since 2007, with a BMW-lookalike body on.

Yes and no. He certainly outran them, but then the two cars are not built to the same rules. However I just cannot work out how the Dakar rules...

Thanks for that - emptying the excess air pressure from the tyres after the restrictor does seem like it could be a technical infringement....

Do cars that self-park get sold in the US? My impression has always been that there is so little parallel parking that it wouldn't be a big sales...

I can imagine that employing Robbie Gordon would be a continuous pain in the neck but as racer/team manager I admire him. He rarely seems to say...

It's already done - in Britain there are two models below the Cooper (the 98hp One and the 75hp First) and the more basic of the two comes as...

I think you guys get the same coverage as we get in Yurp on Eurosport - presumably you get a different commentator. So did you see the bit...

Why isn't there a word to describe those who are worried about becoming a hypochondriac?

I used to have a Mercedes SLK (the 200, only sold in Yurp I think, with the Sesame Street motor) that had a similar size wind blocker and a...

I presume the sales guy didn't have the draught-blocker in place while demonstrating this, as it looks to me like you would have to take it out...

It's a large building with windows, Shirley.

I suspect this thread has got mixed up because of the difference between the British and American uses of the word 'Minivan'. In Britain it means...

One of the best things about the Dakar are its ethics, that grew out of the need to look out for other competitors first, and race second. I...

When it was your grandparents making comments like this about 'the state the world has come to', they were old farts, out of time. But I'm...

BMW in Britain have rather uninspiring adverts, but they do a superb line in April Fool's Day adverts, of which I think this is the best -...

This assumes the centre mirror is usable - so that rules out Mini convertibles with no rear wiper....