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MiniHatch
Production2001 – present
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassSupermini car
Also known asMini Cooper · Mini One
Background
The Mini is a supermini car which has been made since April 2001. Colloquially known as the New Mini, all four generations have been produced as three-door hatchbacks and two-door convertibles, with a five-door hatchback body style added from the third generation. Introduced following the acquisition of the Mini marque by German carmaker BMW, it is a family of retro-styled cars with a front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout. The range has been marketed under various names, such as the Mini Cooper, Mini Hatch, Mini Hardtop, Mini One, and Mini John Cooper Works.
Text adapted from “Mini Hatch” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
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