Innocenti Minitre

The Innocenti Minitre was the Daihatsu-engined development of the Bertone-styled Innocenti Mini. In April 1982, when the supply of British Leyland engines ended, the car was re-engineered around the 993 cc three-cylinder engine of the Daihatsu Charade, with MacPherson strut front suspension and an independent rear suspension, and it was first sold as the Tre Cilindri, or simply Tre. A facelift in January 1984 renamed it Minitre, sometimes written Mini 3. The petrol car came in S, SL and SE trim with a five-speed gearbox, a two-speed semi-automatic Minimatic arrived in July 1984, and a 37 PS one-litre diesel was also offered. The three-cylinder range stayed in production until 1993.