MINI (Mk II - R55) Clubman 2007-2014

[ferrarifreak013]

does any one else think they should have moved the rear seats back a few inches because it still looks pretty tight in those rear seats...

[Sledgehammer]

does any one else think they should have moved the rear seats back a few inches because it still looks pretty tight in those rear seats...

It is a mini That said, I sure wouldnt fit in the back. But I dont even fit in the front. To answer your question, sure they could, but where would you put the luggage you can so conviently access through the duel rear doors?

[Duell]

I've been reading a few UK car mags recently and the way I understood was, that even the RHD versions comes with the suicide door on the right side. That is totally stupid and pointless, the UK is such a big market (and it is made their) for the car that I think the should make a proper version for it. I'm a bit confused now

[Rockefella]

I like it, the grey contrasting bit may be a bit much but I'd have to see it in person.

[ferrarifreak013]

It is a mini That said, I sure wouldnt fit in the back. But I dont even fit in the front. To answer your question, sure they could, but where would you put the luggage you can so conviently access through the duel rear doors?

very good point so its really just a mini with more space for luggage and no more room for the people in the rear?... i like the concept

[Revo]

I've been reading a few UK car mags recently and the way I understood was, that even the RHD versions comes with the suicide door on the right side. That is totally stupid and pointless, the UK is such a big market (and it is made their) for the car that I think the should make a proper version for it. I'm a bit confused now

BMW says the location of fuel filler (and fuel tank) is the reason not moving the suicide door to the left side. If that is the real reason, then what an engineering flop.

So, this is a car that offers no real-world practicality advantage over regular Mini but is bigger, heavier, slower, uglier, costs more money and has a serious blind spot in the rear window. Should be a winner then...

[Gt1Street]

If only I had the funds... *sigh*

[Joelbit]

If anyone will find that car ''attractive'' then I'll ask him/her : How?

[jorismo]

Well the front is still cool, being the same as a standard MINI. But I agree with Duell, perhaps the back looks ok if all the grey plastic stuff was in the normal colour.

[Gt1Street]

If anyone will find that car ''attractive'' then I'll ask him/her : How?

simply, its beautiful
even better then the regular mini...

[IBrake4Rainbows]

The single rear door thing is a killer for me.

utterly retarded.

[Ferrer]

i can't believe they put it into production!!!! it's manufacturing suicide!!

You're wrong on this, though. It's a BMW so it'll sell like hot cakes.

[Rockefella]

Looking at this thread again.. I'm proud of the BMW/Mini designers. Screw vanilla.. radical / love-it-or-hate-it styling FTW.

[RenesisEvo]

BMW says the location of fuel filler (and fuel tank) is the reason not moving the suicide door to the left side. If that is the real reason, then what an engineering flop.

Nearly 80% of Minis are sold outside the UK. Any decent engineer would appreciate the cost of messing about with the fuel filler (therefore fuel tank and body panels...). RHD will therefore have to suffer, to make the money meet. Yes BMW is making loads but the profit margin on a MINI isn't actually a lot - an 5-series costs about 1.5 -2x as much to make - but how much more does it sell for? It's decisions like this that mean we actually get cars like this to production. The E30 M3 was only LHD for similar reasons. I admit, it seems like a lazy decision, perhaps time was an issue?

Oh and where it says 5 seats - forget it. 3 small children will be the best you can do - the middle 'seat' is pathetically small, even by MINI standards.

[Revo]

Nearly 80% of Minis are sold outside the UK. Any decent engineer would appreciate the cost of messing about with the fuel filler (therefore fuel tank and body panels...). RHD will therefore have to suffer, to make the money meet. Yes BMW is making loads but the profit margin on a MINI isn't actually a lot - an 5-series costs about 1.5 -2x as much to make - but how much more does it sell for? It's decisions like this that mean we actually get cars like this to production. The E30 M3 was only LHD for similar reasons. I admit, it seems like a lazy decision, perhaps time was an issue?

Wouldn't it have been more sensible to have suicide door on both side and then design fuel filler and fuel tank accordingly? The car would have been more practical for both LHD and RHD markets. Or - if the production cost is the issue - ditch suicide door altogether? Any decent engineer knows that beauty lies in the symmetry and simplicity.

Right now the result seems to be a rather useless compromise that nobody is happy with.