n September 2013 the flag-bearer of the German sports car
fraternity, the Porsche 911, will
celebrate its 50th birthday. And
among the hoards of well-wishers will be MINI,
not least because its model history also includes – in the classic Mini – a
similarly compelling work of art characterised by a similar reluctance to
abandon the exuberance of youth.
It may be the fundamental differences between the two cars
(e.g. the Mini has its engine in the front, the 911 at the rear) that dominate
at first glance. But there are also a number of factors – over and above their
shared cult status – that lend particular empathy to MINI’s birthday greetings.
Both models made their name with an eye-catching turn of
speed. At the end of the austere 1950s Mini was the ground-breaking new kid on
the block, generating sales figures that mimicked the upward curve of its
acceleration. The 911, as the successor to the Porsche 356, was born with speed
in its blood.
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