MINI Clubman Debut Set, New Colors Coming

Sections: R55 (Clubman) Jan 23rd, 2007 32 Comments

MINI will publicly debut the MINI Clubman at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show in mid-September 2007. Preliminary photos and information should arrive in the latter half of the summer and final technical specs shortly afterwards. In the US, MINI is expected to debut the Clubman at the Detroit Auto Show in early January of 2008.

Sales of the Clubman are scheduled to start in November for Europe and in the Winter of 2008 for the US.

And while you can expect to see lots of Hot Chocolate Clubmans in the press pics (the featured color for the R55), expect MINI to show off at least one other R55 exlusive color. Currently under consideration are Java Grey (metallic) and Sand Glow (metallic). Although keep in mind the only color we’ve confirmed at this time is Hot Chocolate.

We’re told nothing has been finalized yet but we should hear more about exterior and interior colors in the coming months.

Written By: Gabe

Tim

…..and……the envelope please. Yes, we have a winner!!!! In the category of “How many names can you come up with for ‘silver’ and ‘brown’”; the winner is BMW!!! Yes, congratulations!!!!! Oh, wait……evidently they are not here today to accept the prize. The red carpet leading in was a bit to bright for them.
http://whitemaleconsumer.com Zeke

Java Grey = silver Sand Glow = weimaraner

Yawn The brown might be nice though. And what about a nonmetallic BRG?
http://www.c-villeminis.org brad

hmm, maybe microsoft was right…brown is the new black or white or silver.

if it looks as cool as the sweet old chevy nova brown colors, i think it will be a bewty.

i want to see a BMW colorado orange MINI with a black roof…sorta like the old alpina racing colors.

brad.
O(=^=)O Capn

Two shades of brown that are model specific? A nice Nonmetalic BRG would be nice. Unfortunately, BMW never has listened to the masses when it comes to color choice. That Flat silver looked great that they had on one of their(BMW)concept cars.
Craig

Is it just me or does it seem based on the names that there will be 3 different types of BROWN on the R55? Hot Chocolate (medium dark brown), Java Grey (grayish coffee brown) and Sand glow (light gold brown).
Mike Brescia

All these shades of brown! Is this so that the car can be seen in places with a lot of snow? Is this all being done for Gabe? I wonder?
http://www.projectmary.com GBMiniGirl

Great. ANOTHER grey. Yawn.
bluzeke

. . . just testing a theory here: Would ANYONE object to the new Clubman being offered in Chili Red?
http://www.northamericanmotoring.com Dave

Is it just me or does it seem based on the names that there will be 3 different types of BROWN on the R55? Hot Chocolate (medium dark brown), Java Grey (grayish coffee brown) and Sand glow (light gold brown).

Then there are the interior colors yet to be revealed:

Leatherette: walnut brown (n/c) Leather: Gravity Birch ($1500) Leather: Gravity Teak ($1500) Leather: Lounge Mahogany Brown ($1900) Leather: Lounge Bamboo Beige with Balsa Pipe Trim ($1900)

j/k ;)
HEMI-MINI

Its going to be like driving a paperbag around town….would like paper or plastic?
Eric

The heck with the color issues! I can’t wait until 2008! I want a Clubman now! Why do the Europeans always get them before us in the USA!?!??! AAARRRGGG!!
Vanwall

Screaming Yellow Zonker and Stoopidgirl Pink – yeah! Oops, not boring enough.

BCNU, Rob in Dago
Chester

WTF is MINI/BMW thinking. First a horrible new car, then plans for ANOTHER Fugly car called the clubman. Oh, and let’s top it off with some of the worst colors EVER! Now I can see my ’05 as a collectors item, every MINI after the ’06 is going to SUCK!!!
Scarlett O’MINI

As long as MINI continues to bring out such frakking BORING colored MINI’s, I’m keeping my CR/W Cooper. Yeesh!

Just what this world needs–more blah.
robble

Please, Chester, Tell us what you really think – and don’t hold back ;)
http://vinreddy.blogspot.com vin.

Someone get Chester a hug. And perhaps, some Xanax.
Dave

No flat BRG
RoccoRocket

Silver! Just spray bare metal with clear and save the metalic charges.
rhawth99

Cool, Clubman in September – I can’t wait to see final pics! With the recent MINI color announcements though, I’m left wondering if the B in BMW stands for BORING.
ddmini

Is BMW trying to sell to the Buick crowd? The browns and silvers belong on big land barges not on cars like the MINI.
ChesterIsAPhony

Chester is obviously disgrunted and works for Volkswagen. Never let a 12 year old on a computer without parent supervision!!!
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agranger

Just what we need… another grey. Why not make another blue while you are at it!
Product development : Farbe-MINI

Farbe MINI R55. Hot Chocolate = Medium Brown metallic. Java Grey = Light Greenish Silver – Darker than Light Green of R50. Sandglow Gold = Replacement for Solid Gold – Light Golden yellow metallic. Satellite Silver = Production color of MINI “Konzept Studie” Seabreeze = Turquoise Green/blue metallic.

Danke…MINI team
ACG

Speaking of the interior, how about something like this!
Seth L

Farbe-MINI – those sound great to me!
Dan B

If they have to have a grey, what about the old English standby, Flannel Gray – or if a Brown, FUSION Brown, that’d wake everyone up!
http://motoringfile.com/ terri

Gutentag Farbe MINI R55. I want to be the first to purchase THE CLUBMAN and drive around Europe for a month and have shipped to U.S. Can you help me? Is there a site where I can SEE options and COLORS -I think I like the TURQUOISE! But my husband remembers the original WOODY! I would LOVE THAT! Do you have any info? Send to tnt@scc.net. Bitten, TERRI

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