At The CARS Café at Dubai Autodrome, AGMC unveiled the MINI 1965 Victory Edition — a modern JCW honouring the Mini Cooper S #52 victory at the 1965 Rallye Monte-Carlo. For us, MINI has long been more than a car: it is a small family generator of joy.
Alexander Nevsky
AI Designer & Builder
AI Designer & Builder based in Dubai. I design and build digital products with AI and write about design, technology, real estate and family life
Yesterday, 20 August, AGMC welcomed guests to The CARS Café at Dubai Autodrome and unveiled the MINI 1965 Victory Edition in Dubai. It is a modern John Cooper Works created to honour the 1965 Rallye Monte-Carlo victory of Timo Mäkinen and Paul Easter in the Mini Cooper S. Hence the Chili Red paint, white roof, body stripes and, above all, racing number 52. The current version produces 231 hp and 380 Nm, accelerating to 100 km/h in 6.1 seconds.
Our relationship with MINI is almost a family one. Ira drives a green Cooper, and we genuinely love it. When she is away — especially in summer — I happily swap my huge Tahoe for it. It uses considerably less fuel, yet can sometimes deliver even more pleasure: small, agile, quick and beautifully responsive, it darts around Dubai like a green goldfinch.
Yesterday reminded me again why this car has so many fans. MINI does not try to look big or serious — it simply knows how to turn an ordinary drive into something enjoyable.
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On Instagram: Dubai beyond the postcard — family, the city, discoveries and life between projects. On Threads: thinking out loud about design and AI. On YouTube: videos that need more room than a story. Follow me wherever you feel at home, and let’s keep in touch