{"id":138617,"date":"2023-09-02T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T08:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/all-car-news.com\/new-versus-old-all-generations-of-mini-3-doors-at-a-glance\/"},"modified":"2023-09-02T08:02:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T08:02:00","slug":"new-versus-old-all-generations-of-mini-3-doors-at-a-glance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-car-news.com\/en\/new-versus-old-all-generations-of-mini-3-doors-at-a-glance\/","title":{"rendered":"New versus old: all generations of MINI 3-doors at a glance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>From 1959 to the present<\/h2>\n<p>Mini inventor Alec Issigonis could never have imagined in 1959 that his design would appeal to so many enthusiasts. Meanwhile, MINI has already presented the fifth generation 3-door. In fact, every generation published after the 1959 original was a big hit. Each time the car became a little more mature, without losing sight of the recipe of the original. Because the MINI 3-door is still a car with compact exterior dimensions, but with ample interior space.<\/p>\n<h2>Increasingly sustainable<\/h2>\n<p>MINI made extremely sporty &#8220;forays&#8221; in recent years with the GP variants or Cooper S John Cooper versions. The focus has been increasingly on sustainability since the fourth generation, as evidenced by the arrival of the all-electric MINI. The fifth generation MINI 3-door even kicks off with electric versions: the MINI Cooper E and MINI Cooper SE. Regular gasoline engines are also still on the program, as are a MINI Cabrio and a MINI 5-door.<\/p>\n<h2>Five generations<\/h2>\n<p>The big question: which generation is your favorite? In any case, we can say that the fifth and thus <a href=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/mini-cooper-se-electric-2024-sneak-preview\/\">latest generation MINI 3-door<\/a> strongly harkens back to Alec Issigonis&#8217; original, especially in the interior.<\/p>\n<div class=\"galery galery-0\">\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mini-3-deurs-alle-generaties-foto2-1600x1067.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"galery-0\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mini-3-deurs-alle-generaties-foto2-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><i class=\"fa fa-search-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mini-3-deurs-alle-generaties-foto3-1600x1067.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"galery-0\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mini-3-deurs-alle-generaties-foto3-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><i class=\"fa fa-search-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mini-3-deurs-alle-generaties-foto4-1600x1067.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"galery-0\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mini-3-deurs-alle-generaties-foto4-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><i class=\"fa fa-search-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mini-3-deurs-alle-generaties-foto5-1600x1067.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"galery-0\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mini-3-deurs-alle-generaties-foto5-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" alt=\"MINI 3-door - 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