Theory of Evolution

By Jacques Gauchey Photo © BMW/MiniEvolution is a fact. Just look at this Mini in Madrid, Spain.

Born in 1959, as a British Motor Corporation car, the Mini is the living proof that Darwin was right. At the time, it was an evolution from a need, small is beautiful. Now, it is an evolution from a threat, global warming. With a touch of class. Let's take, for instance, the new Clubman, the Estate version of the Mini. In 1960, BMC added a station wagon to its line-up, for evolution commanded it. Built on a longer wheelbase, it came as either the Austin Seven Countryman or the Morris Mini Minor Traveller, twins of the same species. Now, almost fifty years later, the latest outcome is the Mini Clubman. Socially irrepressible baby boomers and socially responsible young mothers already love it, at 30 miles plus per gallon. Nobody could have created such a car from scratch. From BMC to BMW.