MF Exclusive: MINI USA To Release Rally Edition Clubman

Chris B. Aug 20th, 2009 Link

WANT WANT WANT WANT WANT WANT WANT WANT WANT WANT…

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Chris B. Aug 20th, 2009 Link

Edit feature doesn’t work for me so I’m forced to make another post. Gabe, do you know if the “rally”-more like neon green mirror caps will be available as an individual accessory?

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txdesign Aug 20th, 2009 Link

Cheaters, they obviously lowered the car or photoshopped it. The actual stock ride height will be about 2″ higher than this. Looks really cool though.

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JonPD Aug 20th, 2009 Link

Good looking car, other than the roof rack, not sure what it is about it but pretty ugly to my eye.

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eto Aug 20th, 2009 Link

LOL!!! What’s up with those fake mirror caps!

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Mark Rosenthal Aug 20th, 2009 Link

VERY cool…can’t wait to see one in person

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Christian L. Aug 20th, 2009 Link

Ack, what’s with the trend of adding those hideous side mirror caps! I know it’s fake but seriously stop it!

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goat Aug 20th, 2009 Link

Agree with others… since the spec sheet does not indicate JCW suspension, “R55’s in photos may be more 4×4 than they appear”. ;)

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Aurel Savin Aug 20th, 2009 Link

Great looking configuration. Throw in a lifetime supply of wax and someone to wax it and you have a deal ;)

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Bor Aug 20th, 2009 Link

besides the ugly green mirror caps what’s exactly special about it ? the side scuttles look the same as in the standard JCW Aero Kit…

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JCWRKS Aug 20th, 2009 Link

I like it … including the roof rack :-)

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txdesign Aug 20th, 2009 Link

Maybe I am missing something but with the exception of the green stuff can’t you pretty much spec this car out as is on miniusa.com.

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Ian C. Aug 20th, 2009 Link

So with the tuning kit, this’ll be what, a close-to-$40K car, with unique mirror caps and nothing else special? Wow!

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robble Aug 20th, 2009 Link

yawn seriously, WTH is special about it? green mirror caps? side scuttles? silver stripes?

everything else are normal options.

give it 220whp or awd before calling it rally.

This is just a normal S clubman as far as I can see.

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robble Aug 20th, 2009 Link

This will be a very limited model with only around 70 made

So they are just making 70 sets of green caps and “rally” scuttles is what they are trying to say.

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Hunter99 Aug 20th, 2009 Link

I like the gunmetal webspokes!! Will have to find the paint codes on them. Have been on the fence for a while about painting mine but I think I just got convinced!!

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AN Aug 21st, 2009 Link

It would be perfect if it had a sunroof. And if I needed a car.

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Chad Aug 21st, 2009 Link

MINI needs to hire some better product visualization specialists. The images coming out of MINI are of a much lower quality that the brand should tolerate.

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Gabe Aug 21st, 2009 Link

MINI needs to hire some better product visualization specialists. The images coming out of MINI are of a much lower quality that the brand should tolerate.

These were for internal use only. I suspect the more people that complain about us getting images like this, the more difficult it will be for us to get any images. So it’s either this or nothing in a situation like this.

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BSUCardinalfan Aug 21st, 2009 Link

Some of you will complain about anything, won’t you?

They’re doing a simple run of 70 unique cars. They aren’t any more expensive than a normal clubman, and I’m sure there are 70 people out there who will buy them.

I wish they’d do more limited edition runs, even if they are only a couple items or combinations of options. It would still be cool to know you had the only one of its kind in town.

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goat Aug 21st, 2009 Link

Nothing wrong with a special trim package. MINI released them for the R53 every so often and people were not as critical of their content or their pricing – recall the Soho, Checkmate, etc. They actually provided a lot of value given their content, at least for Canadian pricing. What is different here is the entire production run is limited to a very very small number – which is pretty cool for the eventual owners I would think. The word “rally” is associated with increased performance though and perhaps that is what is irking some here? If I was a dealer stocking this car I would add not only the JCW engine kit but the JCW suspension as well. I think customers would more easily be able to justify the high pricing with the JCW suspension in place.

By the way, the Web Spokes look fantastic on just about any MINI. And they actually look decent even when dirty with brake dust. ;)

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Chad Aug 21st, 2009 Link

@Gabe: Ah, I thought these were part of a press release.

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Brian Aug 21st, 2009 Link

Love the webspokes on the car. Been looking to buy a pair of used webspokes… anybody?

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KPH Aug 21st, 2009 Link

“Rally” = roof rack? Oh yeah, back in the day that’s where the spare tires went. Otherwise an attractive compilation of options.

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robble Aug 21st, 2009 Link

Hunter99 Aug 20th, 2009 Link I like the gunmetal webspokes!! Will have to find the paint codes on them. Have been on the fence for a while about painting mine but I think I just got convinced!!

Read again – BLACK webspokes. Currently available for sale at your MINI dealership or available for order from the factory. And yes, they do look sharp.

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Hunter99 Aug 21st, 2009 Link

Hmmm, I see the specs now. The pictures make them look like gunmetal as in the gunmetal R90’s. I have a spare set of webspokes I am eventually going to get repaired (wife drove the car for a while and curbed them all up. She doesn’t drive it anymore). I have a PW w Black roof. Deciding on gunmetal or black. Maybe mock up each color and try them out.

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Alan Tate Aug 21st, 2009 Link

Well the good news: $33k = no real price premium.

The bad news: it is a $33k MINI with nothing special except mirror caps. I would think that to make it ’special’ they could at least do a special upholstery that has the green piping to tie it all together. Something that does not require tooling and is easy to do for 70 units. Come on MINI, at least make it different enough that one could not copy it with the configurator.

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Jason Parry Aug 22nd, 2009 Link

I configured on Miniusa.com but im not sure if its auto or manual? and I don’t think you can add a JCW body kit on a non-JCW car currently? At any rate, i cant find the Body Kit. So without convenience pack, sunroof or auto it comes to $30,413. So thats reasonable for the body kit and custom bits.

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C4 Aug 23rd, 2009 Link

Hey, I have a bridge to sell you…

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that.guy Aug 23rd, 2009 Link

All rally cars have lime green mirror caps and roof baskets.

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Matthew Nov 13th, 2009 Link

I’m at Ralph Schomp MINI, and they’ve got one Rally Edition sitting in front of the showroom. Quite excellent, if you ask me. I was told it sold in about 24-hours from hitting the dealership.

It doesn’t have a sunroof, as noted above. That’s my only complaint.

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Gary Nov 16th, 2009 Link

Here in the Chicago area, Bill Jacobs has one sitting right in front of the show room too… saw it this weekend. No idea if it sold or not yet.

Definitely sharp looking and the green mirror caps aren’t that bad looking in person.

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