The Fiat 127, first of the 'superminis', was voted Car of the Year 1972 and was destined to become Europe's best-selling car, continuing in production until the introduction of the Fiat Uno in 1983, by which time a total of 5.6 million had been built. ❋ Unknown (2010)
I've often heard it said that superminis and city cars can be fun to drive, feeling quick and nippy around town. ❋ Dungeekin (2009)
The plant makes about 165,000 Civics, CR-V compact SUVs, and Jazz superminis a year and is braced for a shortage of electronic, electrical and brake parts. ❋ Unknown (2011)
So in sixth gear – and how many three-door superminis boast a sixth gear? ❋ Unknown (2010)
The UK's superminis emit three times as much CO2 as its SUVs. ❋ Unknown (2007)
DEC's VAX was the best-known example of such a machine, and several other of Data General's rivals had also produced superminis. ❋ Unknown (1981)
All interested parties agreed that the demand for superminis would be huge; the market might be worth several billion dollars by the 1980s, some said. ❋ Unknown (1981)
Along the far wall, at the end of the trench, enclosed in three large, cream-colored steel cabinets, stood a VAX 11/780, the most important of a new class of computers called "32-bit superminis." ❋ Unknown (1981)
Thus the superminis can function like their bigger brothers, the so-called "mainframe" machines. ❋ Larner, Donald (1982)
His other point is essentially that the superminis have built into the hardware functions that in other small machines would have to be programmed. ❋ Larner, Donald (1982)
Once again, superminis dominate the top 10 bestsellers. ❋ Telegraph Staff (2011)
As cars continue to expand in girth and length, it feels on the small side now - half way between an ultra-compact city car and the latest superminis - but inside there's plenty of space, both width and height. ❋ Paul Hudson (2011)
In a market chock-full of outstanding superminis it might be easy to overlook the Micra but such is the model's reputation over four incarnations there's a ready market for its brand of no-nonsense motoring. ❋ Paul Hudson (2011)
Meanwhile, Audi, Mini, Citroën, Peugeot, Fiat and Nissan all offer credible sub-100g/km superminis without any overt eco badging. ❋ Chris Knapman (2011)
So while on the face of it you can buy a Corsa Ecoflex for £8,995, in fact it'll be no more economical than most other £9,000 superminis. ❋ Chris Knapman (2011)
This is a big, five-seater crossover that's cleaner and more fuel-efficient than many superminis thanks to its combination of a diesel engine in the nose and a modest, yet effective, electric motor at the back. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Its most obvious rival, the AA, is at least honest enough to admit that even the least expensive entry-level city cars and superminis (those in the sub-£12,000 league) cost more than £700 to insure in 2011, while small family runabouts in the next bracket up (£12,000-£17,000) had policies costing almost £900 apiece. ❋ Mike Rutherford (2011)
