Spy Shots: Barely disguised Mini Clubman

Posted Wed Jun 20 2007 11:09 AM by James Martinez

Due to be officially revealed next month, the upcoming Mini Clubman has been spotted by spy photographer Chris Schotanus with barely any camouflage. Clearly seen in the images is the stretched Mini’s split tailgate and rear door line on the passenger side. Other than that, the only major differences to the regular model is the stretched wheelbase and the longer glasshouse. It’s rumored that the rear door will open backwards, suicide style, while the roof might possibly feature dual sunroofs.

The Clubman is set to make its world debut at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show, with the first cars hitting showrooms by November.

With the addition of the Clubman, the Mini range will now consist of the Cooper, Cooper d and Cooper S, plus the new stretched version. Demand for the brand is expected to increase in coming years and there are plans for even more models including a possible crossover version.

Production at its Oxford plant in the UK is expected to top-out at 240,000 units in roughly two years, and BMW now considering either outsourcing to Magna or expanding the Oxford facility.

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Reader Comments

Wed Jun 20 2007 5:29 PM
HECTOR says

Sorry but you can't have something this size and still call it a Mini. Next you're going to see a 4 door Mini, an SUV Mini, a minivan Mini and a luxury saloon Mini....
Wed Jun 20 2007 8:23 PM
Rocketboy says

Hector... Well, if MINI looks at Mini for idea, yes, we will see the above models that you just mentioned. All sold as Mini's.
Wed Jun 20 2007 10:07 PM
Luis Camino says

are you equally angry at the ORIGINAL clubman mini's?
Thu Jun 21 2007 12:00 AM
admin says

You're all wrong. The next Mini will be based on a stretched 7-series platform.
Thu Jun 21 2007 12:32 AM
ultima says

haha, great idea
Thu Jun 21 2007 1:01 PM
Leroy Brown says

I\'d be really surprised if a MINI SUV doesn\'t make an appearance sooner or later. If BMW, Mercedes, and even Porsche can sell an SUV successfully, then why not MINI?

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