Click the image above for a gallery of pics of the MINI Clubman.
MINI released a slew of new Clubman S pics for your viewing enjoyment and critical critique. There's not much more we can say, except that after enduring a journey in the back seat of our friend's R56 Cooper S over the weekend, the extra legroom and storage space should be a welcome addition. The extra power of the Clubman S, which boasts 175 HP compared to the standard model's 120 HP, is also much appreciated. Click the gallery below for over 60 live and press shots.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-10 @ Oct 4th 2007 1:09PM
This just is not attractive...
Is it just me?
Bob @ Oct 4th 2007 1:21PM
I think that what kills it for me is the back end "Barn Door" configuration and the painting of the C-Pillars different than the body color. I know paint can be painted over, but the barn doors still don't look quite right to me. Just my 2 cents.
5-10 @ Oct 4th 2007 1:31PM
The side profile is awkward with all of the seams in strange places for the rear doors too...
chonkyfire @ Oct 4th 2007 2:03PM
I have a Mini and I think this is lame. One of the major things the Mini has going for it is its looks so this car just lost a huge portion of its appeal.
cellularcoffee @ Oct 4th 2007 2:13PM
It's like looking at a big, fat woman wearing a mini-skirt. Yuck.
Hiro11 @ Oct 4th 2007 3:26PM
Let's face it, the Mini is largely about style. Trying to add practicallity to the mix at the expense of some of that style is probably not a good idea. If you're concerned with practicality, you might as well get a GTI or maybe even Mazdaspeed3, both of which will be faster, cheaper, more durable and easier to live with,
Tristan OTierney @ Oct 4th 2007 4:52PM
Faster in a straight line maybe. I'll own a MS3 or GTI on a track any day.
SPG @ Oct 4th 2007 4:14PM
I hated the way it looked in the spy shots.
I hated the looks of it at car shows.
Yet now I think it looks pretty good.
CalGuy @ Oct 4th 2007 6:28PM
After owning a 2003, (with lame runflats) and I've never had a car with so many rattles.. it beat my 20 year old BMW convertible, beat the twice-rear-ended '70 Datsun 510. Such a bummer.
I can only imagine what the Clubman would sound like with that third door slapping around, plus the two rear doors at jiggling against eachother? Ick. Somehow the MINI seemed brilliant in the 2002 iteration.. the new one as well as the Clubman just seem kind of myopic and uncreative. At least the newer models will have Start-stop to help the mpg.
James Donovan @ Oct 5th 2007 2:07AM
When I first saw that picture, I thought that was the old Mini. But it's the new Clubman. Laziest redesign since the 911.
Ugh.
ebm14 @ Oct 5th 2007 11:10AM
It is an interesting design and will sell well.
However, I would like AWD. take a look at the 4 door SUV
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94 taurus owner @ Oct 5th 2007 11:43AM
I'll take mine with awd.