Ask MF: Will the Clubman Get a Spare?

Nate writes: >With all the extra room in the rear, should we expect the Clubman to carry a spare tire and do without runflats? As with the coupe, the MINI Clubman Cooper...

MINI Cooper Diesel in the US, redux

The price of gas in the US is again on the rise. With that, we starting thinking about the MINI Cooper Diesel. As much as I hate to say it, we also...

MINI UK: Clubman Creates Jobs and Interest

Official MINI UK press release: Following a £200 million investment by BMW Group between 2005 and 2007 in its MINI production triangle in the UK linking its vehicle assembly plant in Oxford,...

MINI Clubman US Pre Specs

It would seem MINI USA didn’t really hit the nail on the head with their pre-specced R56s for the February dealer launch. Either they didn’t have enough options or that had the...

MINI Clubman at the Frankfurt VIP Intro

Some great pics from the recent MINI Clubman IAA VIP Event. You can clearly see the difference between the boot space and leg room of the Coupe vs. the Clubman. The front...

Autocar Reviews the Clubman

More from Autocar. This time, their review of the new R55 Clubman. >The regular Mini did not succeed thanks solely to references to its predecessor and the same applies here. So while...

Official MINI Clubman Premier (Video)

Couldn’t make it to Frankfurt this past week? We’ve got you covered. The following are six official videos released by MINI detailing the introduction of the MINI Clubman at the Frankfurt Motor...

Official US Clubman Technical Data

Here are the numbers a lot of you have been waiting for. Included in this PDF are the final US spec weight figures and rear passenger space among others. [ US Clubman...

The London Times Reviews the Clubman

Another favorable review of the Clubman, this time from Times Online. >And it’s got more doors. But they aren’t mundane, trips-to-Tesco doors. Oh no. The pair at the tail are wondrous affairs....

MINI Clubman Ranch

MINI does have some creative advertising agencies. Winding Road has some interesting shots as MINI gets ready to debut the Clubman in Frankfurt later this month. >Consider this to be ad agency...