1. Mercedes-Benz
   Jaguar
2. Toyoda Heavy Industries
   BMW

The Rover Group, which included Mini, was purchased by BMW and broken up. BMW kept the Mini brand and sold off the rest.

1. Maserati
   Ferrari
2. Lancia
   Alfa Romeo

Ferrari is the most prestigious brand owned by Fiat. Over the years, engineering from the Prancing Pony has trickled down to other brands. Maseratis, while very poorly made, with switches taken from Dodge Caravans and panel gaps so big you could stuff them with Dan Brown novels, has engines made by Ferrari engineers. Of course, they're sort of "low calorie" versions of Ferrari engines, because if you don't want to shell out the big bucks, you don't get the big engine.

1. White
   Green
2. Blue
   Red

Despite being a German-owned company, Minis sport the racing colors of their ancestral homeland of Great Britain, where all racing cars wear "British Racing Green" to the races. Theoretically, Minis could also wear white or silver, as that is the color of German racing cars.

1. White
   Green
2. Blue
   Red

Like all cars from Italy, the racing livery of Fiat includes a red color scheme. This system of national colors dates back to the early days of motor racing and what would become Formula One.

1. AMG
   M Division
2. Abarth
   Alpina

Just about every major car company has a tuning division these days, and the Abarth division of Fiat goes back about half a century. They used to be known for making stupid, insane modifications to cars, such as engines so big you had to leave the trunk (the engine to the original 500 was in the back) open, so the engine would fit. Nowadays they hire people with engineering degrees, people who don't make those sorts of blunders.

1. Motors so big, you have to leave the trunk open
   Seats so big, you can't lean them forward enough to get people into the back
2. Seats designed for people with very long arms, but short legs
   All of the above.

Fiat is an odd company. Their cars didn't have adjustable seats until fairly late in the game, and since they were designed for use around the Mediterranean, where people tend to have shorter legs and longer arms, people from northern Europe found Fiats annoying and difficult to drive. Similarly, Fiat's performance division used to do things like put racing seats into cars, making the back seats inaccessible, and building such large engines that they didn't fit in the cars.

1. Stupid indicator stalks
   Annoying infotainment interface
2. No room for tall people
   All of the above

As a division of BMW, Mini uses a lot of BMW parts. This means the infotainment system is a version of BMW iDrive, which is a spiteful prank on drivers everywhere, and BMW indicator stalks, which do not stay up or down when switched, but return to center. Canceling a turn signal is thus a nightmare, especially on the highway. Minis are also very small, and leave no room to adjust the seats down, so if you have a driver or passenger six feet or taller, they will not appreciate you pulling up in a Mini.

1. 228
   300
2. 415
   575

The good thing about a small car is that it doesn't need much power to really get up and go. All John Cooper Works Minis have essentially the same engine, which produces 228 horsepower; slightly more horsepower than the engine in the slightly less expensive VW Golf GTI, or if you prefer, slightly fewer horses than a BMW 320i, which is essentially the same car, but a bit nicer, more powerful, rear wheel drive, and with a more prestigious badge. Minis don't have to be powerful. If you want stupid power numbers, you get a BMW, since you can get those up to 600 horsepower these days. BMWs need it, though, because they are heavy!

1. All the "ding" sounds the car makes turn into electric guitar riffs.
   The dash goes from green to bright red.
2. The engine goes from silent to loud.
   The headlights narrow, like eyes.

The Mini Cooper has several drive modes, one of which is "eco" mode, which useful for saving gas. When you need a little excitement however, switch to "sport" mode and in addition to the engine revving more aggressively and the steering and brakes tightening up, the dash goes from the green of eco mode to the red of sport mode!

1. A pop-up roll bar
   An anti-impact foam, like in Demolition Man
2. Nothing
   An inflating roll cage

Like many modern convertibles, the Minis have a hidden roll bar, which is essentially a metal bar that, when it senses a roll over, bursts through the bodywork so the car doesn't just lay on the heads of the passengers like a giant metal pancake. In this way, the car keeps itself from crushing its passengers. Your head may still hit the ground, and you may still be horribly injured, but you won't be crushed by the car, and that's probably a good thing.

1. 270
   30
2. 12
   17

While the combined range (if you use the gasoline engine as well as the electric motor) is 270 miles, the electric-only range is a meager 12 miles. By comparison, the VW E-Golf plug-in has a 30 mile electric range, and the Chevy Bolt has an electric-only range of 238 miles. Both of those cost less than the Mini.

1. 147 mph
   152 mph
2. 129 mph
   100 mph

The Mini John Cooper Works 2.0 JCW 3dr Hatch, which is a very long name for such a "miniature" car, is the fastest production Mini yet, built in 2015, and not available in the US. It sports BMW's 2 liter engine, but tuned to produce 230 horsepower compared with the same engines in most fast Minis, which only go so far as 228 horses. The 152 mph mark is probably artificial, since BMW electronically limits most of its cars from going any faster than about 150-155 mph. Of course, if it's an electronic nanny determining that number, then you could always have someone switch it off...

1. BMW i3
   BMW E30 3-Series
2. Mini Clubman
   Chevrolet Impala

The BMW i3 is 4,011 mm long, whereas the Mini is 4,013.2 mm long. The E30 BMW 3-Series of the 1980s and 1990s was 4,320 mm long, which is longer, but compared to the Mini Clubman, at 4,274.82 mm long, it's about the same size as "a Mini"! Compare all these numbers to the original Mini, which was a paltry 3,054 mm long!

1. Honda S2000
   Mazda Miata
2. Mitsubishi Conquest
   Dodge Viper

The Mazda Miata and the Fiat 124 Spider are not similar at all. They are completely the same. They are totally 100% the same, except for the badges, some touches to the interior trim, and if you get the Abarth Spider, the engine. Mazda and Fiat co-developed this low-slung, lightweight sports car as their triumphant return to fun driving in the USA.

1. 7
   12
2. 5
   1

From 1963 to 1975, Mini entered in 30 touring car races, competing with much larger, more powerful machines. It placed 12 times, came in second six times, and came in first three times, two in consecutive races.

1. Alfa Romeo
   Dodge
2. Chrysler
   Jeep

Alfa Romeo (pronounced "ALPH-a ro-MAY-oh") is a sexy, sporty subsidiary of Fiat that disappeared from the US decades ago. They have recently returned, with an ultra light sports coupe, and the new Giulia, their powerful sport sedan.

1. Hans Werner Aufrecht
   Carroll Shelby
2. John Cooper
   Sir Alec Issigonis

While all these tuning legends are important, it was John Cooper who tuned up the engine in the light weight Mini, putting it on track for racing glory. The in-house tuning company at Mini is called John Cooper Works in his honor.

1. The Fiat Accompli.
   The Fusat
2. The NAFTA 500
   The Dodge Dart

Before it was sold in the USA, the "new" Fiat 500 (which is itself an ode to a car from the mid-20th-century) was not road legal in the USA. For a start, it did not pass the USA's stringent rear impact tests (they literally don't have this test in Europe) and it missed a lot of other safety guidelines. Also, it wasn't made in a way that made importing it easy. As a result, a testing and design facility in Canada worked with engineers in America to make the car road worthy, and then they built it in Mexico, in the plant Chrysler (which is owned by Fiat) used to use to make the PT Cruiser. Hence, the current iteration of the 500 was nicknamed the NAFTA 500. Interestingly, the Dodge Dart was exactly the same as the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, a Fiat product, which was a much better looking car than the Dart, which failed to sell.

1. A foot
   Two feet
2. Three feet
   Five feet

The Fiat 500 is a tiny car, fully a foot shorter than the Mini Cooper. Of course, you can't get a Fiat 500 with four doors, and it only seats two adults up front, and with its tiny back seats, two children or pets.

1. 7
   0
2. 12
   1

The "Abarth 500" is "not a Fiat". Really. They want you to believe this. The Fiat Abarth 500 does not have the word Fiat anywhere on the outside. Instead, taking a page from Brabus, Abarth has replaced all the Fiat badges with Abarth badges, so to people who know, this car isn't just a cute Italian hatchback.

1. Self-driving
   Mini Connected App
2. AI Concierge
   Stealth technology

Mini developed its own version of BMW's app for connecting to your car. This app allows owners to see vital info on their car, like fuel levels (and range) and even directions. It's handy.

1. 26
   2
2. 3 if you count the Abarth 500.
   12

Despite only selling a few models in the US, Fiat makes a lot of cars. 26, to be exact. They include 2 versions of the Tipo, 2 versions of the 124 Spider, 2 versions of the 500, 2 versions of the 500 Collezione, 2 versions of the 500X (which is really just a dressed up Jeep Renegade), 3 versions of the 500L (which is a dressed up Dodge minivan Dodge no longer makes), 4 versions of the Panda (one of the most practical and popular Fiats, if not as cute looking as the 500),1 version of the Panda Waze, 1 version of the Doblo, 1 version of the Cubo, 2 versions of their "fullback" pickup truck (yes they make a pickup), and 4 versions of their van.

1. 18
   12
2. 6
   2

Mini makes the hardtop 2-door and 4-door, Countryman and Clubman, Convertible, Plug-in Hybrid, 4 John Cooper Works variants, the Plug-In Hybrid Limited Edition, and the Oxford Edition 2-door hard top, which is aimed at students

1. It gets brighter.
   It just dims the screen.
2. It re-calibrates the colors, just like on a phone or tablet.
   Nothing

When you're driving at night, and you want to have your navigation system up and running, it pays not to have it blinding you, or else you might not see what's in front of you clearly. Unlike nearly every other nav system on the market, the one built into the 124 Spider as an optional extra doesn't go into a "true" night mode. Rather, the screen just dims a little.

1. The cool start switch
   Heads-up display
2. Eco mode
   Dual exhaust

The HUD or heads-up display is a feature that originated on fighter jets! Now instead of getting radar lock on MIG-29s, HUDs are used to display speed and vital dashboard information so that the driver need not look away from the road. The Mini Cooper S has this now, and it really changes the whole driving experience. Many competitors are copying Mini in having this feature, but Mini's HUD is decidedly easy to read.

1. In the driver's footwell
   In the passenger's side footwell
2. In the "trunk"
   Velcro-ed to the floor of the rear, driver's side footwell

The 500's back seats are so microscopic that the designers decided to stick the tire inflation kit where your feet would go, because they don't expect anyone to ever actually sit back there.

1. 9 cm
   16 cm
2. 30cm
   10cm

The 4-door is actually big enough to transport full-sized human adults in the back! OK, maybe not tall ones, but it works. It's only about 7mm shorter than the mid-sized BMW 3-Series of the E30 range in the 1980s. Minis have grown up and grown bigger.

1. Radar controlled auto-braking
   A boost gauge
2. Self-driving
   A fourth pedal

The Abarth 500 has a turbocharger, and the makers of the car saw fit to give the car a boost gauge. Normally, your run of the mill boy racer needs to buy these on the modification market.

1. Trigger switches, like a rifle!
   Toggle switches, like a jet fighter!
2. Really satisfying buttons, like on The Death Star!
   A 3D display, like in Minority Report!

Mini keeps controls simple, and that's one of the brand's best features. Having a physical knob or switch makes it easy to do things, because you can feel and hold the controls, even on bumpy roads, whereas doing everything through a touchscreen takes your eyes off the road and can be difficult to do on a bumpy road.

1. No way.
   It's fairly unlikely.
2. It's going to happen.
   It's fairly likely.

Yes, it's going to happen. Common problems listed on owner forums include the tire pressure monitoring system breaking down, the driver's armrest breaking in half, seatbelts and seat pull tabs fraying, panel gaps widening and the paint on the wheels (if you buy that extra) getting permanently messed up.

1. The Mini Clubman
   The Mini25
2. The Mini Countryman
   The Mini Large

The Mini25 celebrated the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Mini Cooper. It wasn't really changed since then, when this came out. It has the same power to weight ratio as a Toyota Camry. 85 horsepower, total.

1. On the dash
   In a menu, in the radio
2. Under the seats
   In the window

Fiat really went all out scrubbing its logos from the Abarth 500, but it didn't want to pay for someone to reprogram the radio, so when you turn it on, it still flashes the word "Fiat", just to remind you that Italian automobile engineering really never changes.

1. 126 inches
   120 inches
2. 121 inches
   200 inches

The original mini was small, really small. 120 inches to be exact. Consider this: The Mini Clubman All4 has a wheelbase of 105.1 in. That means you could almost fit the entire original Mini inside the wheelbase of a new Mini. In fact, the Mini is so short, its length is only slightly greater than the width of a military-spec Hummer.

1. Happy
   Amused
2. Confident
   Frightened

The Fiat 500 is a car built to a budget by Fiat/Chrysler. The Abarth 500 is that car, only with a bigger engine, and a couple tweaks. It is not meant to be a fast car, so when you put a bunch of power in it, it's like driving a go-cart with a nuclear reactor in it. Every time to come to a sharp corner, you question your own bravery. Heroics? You don't have to be brave to drive a Porsche through a chicane, just rich. You have to be brave to drive an Abarth 500 through a chicane.

1. 2000
   2001
2. 2006
   2012

The Mark VII Mini was made back when Mini was still part of Rover. It was the last "old" Mini. As a result, it got canned when BMW took over, and re-imagined the car as a sort of junior BMW.