mini: I am trying to find out the name of the person who invented the mini, and the name of the person who invented the transverse petrol engine used in the mini.Who invented the mini and the transverse petrol engine?The Mini was designed by Alec Issigonis|||Follow this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse_鈥?/a>Who invented the mini and the transverse petrol engine?Alex Issigonisis, my spelling sorry|||Alec Issigonis. The Austin Motor Company.Longbridge.Birmingham.Who invented the mini and the transverse petrol engine?alec issigonis designed the mini, the first drawing was on the back of a cigarette pack, ( the pack is in the heritage museum now ) but he did not design the engine, only nicked it from elsewhere, it was used by a car company called DKW in the early forties,austin-morris refined it and the rest is motoring history.The A series engine was used in the morris minor 1000, austin & morris 1100/1300,austin sprite,,austin maxi, morris marina & ranged from 850cc up to 1750cc.