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Sunday 11 May 2014

The Issigonis Mini named as best British car ever built.

  • Lotus is most successful manufacturer, with seven models in top 100
  • Special 220-page edition of magazine celebrates buoyant British industry  
The original Mini is the best British car ever built, according to a survey of Autocar readers.
The world’s oldest and most respected motoring title invited its readers to vote for the top 100 British cars as the publication celebrates the strength of the British car industry with a special 220-page issue.

Meanwhile, Lotus is revealed as Britain’s most popular manufacturer of all time, with seven models making the top 100 - more than any other. Hot on the Norfolk car maker’s heels are Jaguar and Ford, both with six models on the list. Aston Martin is up next with five.
Overall, the closest rivals to Sir Alec Issigonis’s original Mini are McLaren’s iconic F1 road car, which placed second on the list and the Jaguar E-type in third.

Autocar is unique in that it is the only motoring title to have covered the British industry since day one, having been established in 1895.
Autocar brand editor Chas Hallett commented: “It comes as little surprise that the original Mini has topped the list of all-time British greats. It’s such an iconic vehicle and represents a lot more than the British car industry; the Mini is associated with Great Britain around the world and, in many ways, it was ahead of its time.

“Everyone loved and still loves an original Mini; it ensured a fabulous drive every time, with a wheel literally at each corner and a low centre of gravity, plus it was cheap to own and run. Many a former owner will undoubtedly be wishing they had held on to theirs, as good examples are now worth tens of thousands of pounds.”
Autocar Top 100 - the top 25
1Original Mini
2McLaren F1
3Jaguar E-type
4Range Rover
5Yamaha Motiv.E
6McLaren P1
7Jaguar XJ220
8Aston Martin DB5
9TVR Griffith
10Ford Escort Mexico
11Jensen FF
12Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
13Jaguar D-type
14Lotus Elise
15Rolls-Royce Phantom
16Ford GT40
17Jaguar XF
18Bentley Blower
19New Mini
20TVR Chimaera
21Rover SD1
22TVR Speed 12
23Lotus Elan
24Morris Minor
25McLaren 12C
The ‘Lotus seven’ – the models that made the top 100 as opposed to the classic model in its own right – are the Elise, Esprit, Elan, Cortina, Evora, Carlton and Sunbeam.
“Again, it’s no surprise that a manufacturer that is held in such high regard tops the list of manufacturers,” said Hallett. “Over the years, Lotus has produced some wonderful examples of British engineering, so it is a worthy winner of such a prized accolade.”

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