Each of the commemorative cars will have unique Le Mans Edition numbered badging and embroidery, a Le Mans Edition clock face, tread plates with the limited edition name, Le Mans Edition wheels and specific interior veneers and exterior colors.

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It may seem like missing the original point, but is it any different from a Range Rover, with its roots in a vehicle designed to cross deserts or mountains, sporting a leather interior, air-conditioning and chrome wheels?

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To conserve space Issigonis put the engine transversely driving the front wheels, this was a radical design but allowed a very short bonnet and gave more interior space, enough for four adults.

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