See, the Prime variant of the Prius is a plug-in hybrid vehicle, also known as a PHEV. On paper, that sort of vehicle makes ...

Sir Alec Issigonis, famed designer of the original Mini once said, “A camel is a racehorse designed by committee.” I just spent a week driving around Los Angeles in a 2024 Toyota Prius Prime ...

1. British Motor Corporation (BMC) (1959-1968): The Mini was created by Sir Alec Issigonis for BMC to meet the need for a ...

At the 60th anniversary of the Mini brand, Sir Alec Issigonis would likely be impressed. The late British engineer—designer of the original Mini and creator of the template for space-efficient ...

HE FLED war and suffering in his home country to become the creator of one of the most iconic British cars ever made. Now, 30 years after the death of Mini designer Sir Alec Issigonis, a refugee ...

Truth is, if Issigonis hadn't shut up (he died in 1988 ... roundly decorated by the Royal Society, Sir Alec knew what he wanted in his life (although his homosexuality went publicly unacknowledged).

Sir Alec Issigonis, designer of the Mini, also designed the Morris Minor, now a collector's item after 60 years, writes Bob Montgomery… Sir Alec Issigonis, designer of the Mini, also designed ...

Designed by Sir Alec Issigonis, the first Mini Cooper was launched in 1959 and was called the Morris Mini-Mirror. Since then, Mini Cooper has evolved significantly as a car brand. The brand not ...

Probably not Sir Alec Issigonis, the chief engineer at Morris Motors, whose goal was to make a tiny, affordable family vehicle that didn't need much gas to run. After all, gas was in short supply ...

The Sir Alec Issigonis-designed car was tiny in dimensions but spacious enough for four passengers. And it was cheap to run thanks to its light weight and 848cc A-series petrol engine. It is ...

Designed in the late 1950s by the legendary Sir Alec Issigonis, the architect of the Austin Mini, the original Moke was originally conceived as a military vehicle. The thinking behind it was to ...

Sir Alec Issigonis, famed designer of the original Mini once said, “A camel is a racehorse designed by committee.” I just spent a week driving around Los Angeles in a 2024 Toyota Prius Prime ...