2011 Mini Cooper S

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

Henry Ford, Ferdinand Porsche, Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler. All pioneers in the automotive world. But this list would be woefully incomplete without the inclusion of Sir Alec Issigonis, the man most responsible for the design of the original Mini. Issigonis once famously said, “When you’re designing a new car for production, never, never copy the opposition.” Sage advice, [...]

Fiat to build Jeeps in Italy

Monday, November 29th, 2010

It’s beginning to look like Fiat’s plan for Chrysler includes heavier use of the C-EVO platform that underpins the Alfa Romeo Giulietta. There’s already going to be a Dodge based off the C-EVO, and Fiat has just laid out plans to build a new Jeep model on the platform at the company’s Mirafiori plant in Italy. The Jeep model will [...]