The Dozen Most Important Cars of All Time

From 1908 to Present

British Motor Corporation Mini (1959-2000)

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First car in the world to lie the engine across the vehicle rather than longitudinally. Revolutionary design proved that cars could get smaller —and still be hot. Its technical layout was copied by everybody and is still basically used in today's small cars. Ten feet long with 10 inch wheels, it handled like a dream.

The Dozen Most Important Cars of All Time

There are automobiles of great beauty and great speed but only a few have been able to fundamentally change the way we live and dream

The 50 Worst Cars of All Time

On the 50th anniversary of the Ford Edsel, TIME and Dan Neil, Pulitzer Prize-winning automotive critic and syndicated columnist for the Los Angeles Times, look at the greatest lemons of the automotive industry