MINI HATCH: Mk3 Minis, from 2014 on, start at just ￡4500. It's hard to go wrong

摘要

The lazy charge that all new cars are the same these days could never be levelled at the current Mini under the spotlight here or, indeed, any Mini before it. Despite being bigger, safer and better equipped than ever before, it retains its forebears' cheeky charm. It was launched in 2014 in three and, for the first time, five-door bodystyles. The latter was made possible by the new car's longer body, designed to boost space in the rear cabin and the boot. It was a success, there now being room for a couple of six-footers to make themselves reasonably comfortable.