Entries Tagged as 'MiniClubman'

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

VIDEO: MINI Clubman ad banned in Frankfurt

Filed under: Frankfurt Auto Show, Marketing/Advertising, MINI

BMW’s MINI brand has been responsible for some unique ad campaigns in recent years, so when we first read that their latest ad had been banned in Frankfurt, our imaginations went wild. What’d they do this time? Nudity? Vulgarity? Drugs? Rock and roll? Boy were we disappointed to find […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Pics Aplenty: MINI Clubman S

Filed under: Hatchbacks, MINI
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 […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

2008 MINI Challenge Series Clubman safety car, fastest Clubman to date

Filed under: Motorsports, Hatchbacks, MINI

Our main-MINI-man Gabe over at MotoringFile procured a handful of shots showing the safety car for the 2008 MINI Challenge, and the series’ organizers have commissioned a one-off Clubman S to be built with a host of modifications to make it track worthy. Although there’s no mention of what changes were […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

More MINI SAV details emerge

Filed under: Concept Cars, SUVs, Euro, Crossovers/CUVs, BMW, MINI

When the X3 dries up, there’ll still be a BMW trucklet for the Austrian assembly and engineering firm to bolt together. BMW’s MINI brand has been reportedly getting an SAV (BMW parlance for CUV) for a while now, and that prospect looks like it’s inching toward reality. […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Fifth Gear takes the MINI Clubman for a spin

Filed under: Videos, MINI

The MINI Clubman isn’t a major breakthrough over the current Cooper but it does have one glaring distinction worth taking a closer look at and that’s the suicide-style rear opening door. Fifth Gear’s Johnny Smith shows us all there is to like and loathe about the new car in sunny Madrid.
[Source: YouTube]

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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Leakage: John Cooper Works MINI Clubman

Filed under: Hatchbacks, MINI
Click the image above for more.
With the first few details about MINI’s Stage II JCW Cooper S emerging, it was simply a matter of time before we saw a similar package for the brand new Clubman S. As we speculated, the John Cooper Works edition Clubman is somewhat similar to the MINI […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

MINI prices Clubman from $20,600 in the U.S.

Filed under: Car Buying, LA Auto Show, BMW, MINI

The super-sized MINI Clubman has grown only 9.45 inches overall and 3.15 inches between the wheels. That doesn’t tell the whole story for the Clubman, though, as its small car charm gains some utility while also adding those neat little French doors in back. Luckily for panting […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Countless ways to configure your Clubman

Filed under: Car Buying, Economy, MINI

Mini USA has launched its configurator for the Clubman, which means you can now see all of the accessories you never even knew you wanted. Take for instance the chrome bonnet scoop ($159), or the colored door lining ($250). It really starts to add up. Our dream Mini Clubman S […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Limited MINI Clubman availabilty in the U.S. for 2008

Filed under: Car Buying, Wagons/Estates, BMW, MINI

Add another model to the Limited Initial Availability pile: the MINI Clubman. It’s being reported that BMW only plans to provide US dealers with four — that’s right, four — MINI Clubman’s “for the first few months of US production.”
The Dodge Charger is going into limited production its first […]

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