Definitions

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  • noun A small motor car, especially a hatchback, which is powerful for its size or class
  • noun computing A superminicomputer

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Examples

  • The Audi A2 goes doesn't take the term supermini lightly, it's still great on gas and that's its main selling point, but the A2 isn't miniscule.

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

  • That program has been highly successful for the German automaker, and Lexus believes the so-called supermini class will continue to grow.

    Autoblog Green 2009

  • The Audi A2 - a Super Mini With History Author: IC photo credit: [DaviD] This vehicle is better-known as a supermini vehicle which was ahead of its time, the car was manufactured by the German automaker Audi and it was mostly made of aluminum, it was first showcased in

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

  • And the significance of the "supermini" is also passed over.

    Man and Supermini Larner, Donald 1982

  • What Car? judges also named the Fiesta as the top car in the "supermini" catetory.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2009

  • I was driving as if I was in a three-door supermini with a small engine, which was an understandable error, because that's exactly what I was in.

    On the road: VW Polo BlueMotion 1.2 TDI 75 Andrew Anthony 2010

  • We agree that, at well over six feet tall, he wouldn't fit in a G-Wiz or some other supermini, but how about a Tesla or some such?

    Rio Ferdinand – red devil turned unlikely green guru 2011

  • The DS3 is an obvious attempt to crash the deluxe supermini market.

    On the road: Citroën DS3 1.6 THP DSport Andrew Anthony 2010

  • The acceleration is lively and feels even livelier – a 7.3 second/0-62mph time in a supermini provides a similar sensation to, say, a 6.3 second response in a saloon.

    On the road: Citroën DS3 1.6 THP DSport Andrew Anthony 2010

  • But when I told my young daughter's friend that there was a shark riding in the back of Citroën's new supermini, the DS3, I didn't expect her to burst into tears and refuse to get in.

    Car review: Citroën DS3 2010

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