Austin Mini
To be perfectly clear, the original Mini, introduced in 1959 and sold until 2000, is the most important British car and one of the most important cars of the 20th century. When it was first introduced in the late ’50s, Mini featured the unusual concept of the transversely mounted engine with front wheel drive. Something nobody had in those days. Fast forward 60 years, and all front-wheel drive compact cars in the world have the same layout as the Mini. On the other hand, Mini was the champion of usability since it was tiny from the outside but could seat five people on the inside.