The author
Collins Martyn
Passionate about cars from an early age, Martyn Collins is an enthusiast of all cars, in particular the MINI brand.
A motoring journalist since graduating in 1999 he has worked on, amongst other titles, Parkers Car guides, MINI magazine, and Autoblog UK. He closely followed the new MINI development through to its launch in 2001, and has been an owner since 2002, with a keen interest in new developments of the brand. Having worked his way up from a MINI One, Martyn currently drives a 2006 Cooper S GP – his dream MINI.