Mini marvels: inside the September 2026 Classic & Sports Car

| 6 Aug 2026
Classic & Sports Car – Mini marvels: inside the September 2026 Classic & Sports Car

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Mini twin test

Classic & Sports Car – Mini marvels: inside the September 2026 Classic & Sports Car

Believe it or not, it is now 25 years since BMW’s MINI broke cover.

We therefore thought it was time to bring together the ultimate, last-of-the-line evolution of the BMC Mini, Rover’s Cooper Sport, with its reinterpretation for the noughties. Antony Ingram has the story from p74.


Rolls-Royce Phantom III

Classic & Sports Car – Mini marvels: inside the September 2026 Classic & Sports Car

Also in the September 2026 Classic & Sports Car, we are driving a remarkable open V12 Rolls-Royce with royal, papal and presidential history.

From p114, join Richard Heseltine in Portugal aboard this magnificent Phantom III.


BMW vs Jaguar vs Vauxhall

Classic & Sports Car – Mini marvels: inside the September 2026 Classic & Sports Car

Thrusting, straight-six saloons for ambitious executives go head-to-head from p126.

Aaron McKay samples Vauxhall Senator 3.0i 24v, Jaguar XJR and E34 BMW 535i Sport, before picking his winner.


Jagdwagen

Classic & Sports Car – Mini marvels: inside the September 2026 Classic & Sports Car

We’ve also got this rarity for you in our September 2026 magazine.

Meet the military 4x4 with the heart of a Porsche 356 – yes, really. Charlie Calderwood tries the Jagdwagen from p134.


The September 2026 issue of Classic & Sports Car is available now!

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