The Innocenti Mini was the Italian-built version of the British Mini, made by Innocenti of Milan. Innocenti first assembled the original Mini from kits from November 1965, then in 1974 introduced a rebodied, Bertone-styled three-door hatchback in 90L and 120L forms with the 998 cc and 1275 cc A-series engines. After Innocenti was sold to De Tomaso in 1976 the car carried on, gaining a sporting De Tomaso version in 1977 and the facelifted Mille in 1980. In 1982 it switched to Daihatsu three-cylinder engines and a new suspension as the Tre, renamed Minitre in 1984, and it stayed in production in updated forms until 1993.
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The Innocenti Mini is an automobile introduced by Innocenti in 1974.
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After having been sold to De Tomaso in 1976, the Innocenti Mini ended up being powered by Daihatsu-sourced three-cylinder engines and continued in production in incrementally updated forms until 1993.
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The vehicle was a rebodied, three-door hatchback version of the Mini, styled by Bertone.
British Leyland years
The new, Bertone-styled Mini was originally launched in two versions, the 90L and 120L, the former having the 998 cc A-series engine putting out 43 bhp (32 kW; 44 PS), and the latter the 1275 cc unit, with an extra 20 bhp (15 kW) on tap.
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Aside from the sporting turbocharged version, the Minitre was originally only available with a carburetted 52 PS (38 kW) petrol engine, in three different levels of trim: S, SL, and SE.
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Innocenti (Italian pronunciation: [innoˈtʃɛnti]) was an Italian machinery works, originally established by Ferdinando Innocenti in 1933 in Lambrate, a neighborhood on the eastern outskirts of Milan.
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