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2016 Mini Clubman (2nd Generation)
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Mini Clubman JCW (2023) Review
FAST FACTS
Model: Mini Clubman John Cooper Works ALL4
Price: R862 144 (August 2023)
Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cylinder turbocharged petrol
Power/Torque: 225 kW/450 Nm
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
0-100 kph: 5.53 sec (tested)
Fuel consumption: 7.7 L/100 km (claimed)
Luggage/Utility space: 360-1250 litres
Verdict
The Mini Clubman exists to exude an extroverted personality and, yes, it oozes charm and cool. In JCW guise, it can deliver a brisk turn of speed too. The Untold Edition adds some bold styling to the mix and we loved the green and gold combination – it really looks the part and there’s nothing else quite like it.
If the stiff ride quality isn’t a dealbreaker and you don’t require loads of luggage space to facilitate lifestyle hobbies such as, say, mountain biking, then a Clubman JCW may be of interest. However, given the price positioning, it’s difficult to ignore the allure of a well-sorted small SUV. BMW X1, anyone?
However, the Clubman is on run out, with Mini effectively shelving the derivative with an aptly-named Final Edition (due in SA at the end of 2023). The brand intends to have a fully electric line-up by 2030, so expect to see a diminishing number of petrol-powered Minis on the road. Enjoy them while you still can!
www.cars.co.za
FAST FACTS
Model: Mini Clubman John Cooper Works ALL4
Price: R862 144 (August 2023)
Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cylinder turbocharged petrol
Power/Torque: 225 kW/450 Nm
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
0-100 kph: 5.53 sec (tested)
Fuel consumption: 7.7 L/100 km (claimed)
Luggage/Utility space: 360-1250 litres
Verdict
The Mini Clubman exists to exude an extroverted personality and, yes, it oozes charm and cool. In JCW guise, it can deliver a brisk turn of speed too. The Untold Edition adds some bold styling to the mix and we loved the green and gold combination – it really looks the part and there’s nothing else quite like it.
If the stiff ride quality isn’t a dealbreaker and you don’t require loads of luggage space to facilitate lifestyle hobbies such as, say, mountain biking, then a Clubman JCW may be of interest. However, given the price positioning, it’s difficult to ignore the allure of a well-sorted small SUV. BMW X1, anyone?
However, the Clubman is on run out, with Mini effectively shelving the derivative with an aptly-named Final Edition (due in SA at the end of 2023). The brand intends to have a fully electric line-up by 2030, so expect to see a diminishing number of petrol-powered Minis on the road. Enjoy them while you still can!
Mini Clubman JCW (2023) Review
We review the Clubman JCW Untold Edition – the 2nd-to-last special version of the wagon-like Mini variant renowned for its split rear doors.
FiestaST
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Say goodbye to the quirky Mini Clubman as SUV craze kills another car
If you’re a fan of Mini’s quirky ‘six-door’ Clubman, now might be a good time to snap one up.
Mini boss Stefanie Wurst has confirmed that there won’t be a new-generation model as the firm’s upcoming SUVs will apparently plug the gap just fine.
“I wouldn’t say the space is filled but we will not have a Clubman,” Stefanie told Top Gear UK.
“The Aceman is a smaller concept but I think the five-door space (if not the six-door) is filled well by the Countryman and the Aceman. If you look at the sales numbers worldwide the Countryman doubles the Clubman.”
And that’s the crux of it. SUVs have just become so popular that normal hatchbacks and wagons (we like to think the Clubman, with its rear barn doors, straddles the two segments) are just not raking in the profits anymore.
The writing was already on the wall for the demise of the current generation Mini Clubman, with the international reveal of the Final Edition model earlier this year. However, until now Mini has not confirmed that there won’t be a new-generation Clubman.
For the record, ten examples of the Mini Clubman Final Edition have been allocated to South Africa, with the first units expected to arrive in the fourth quarter of this year. It’s set apart by unique design features inside and out, including a “1 of 1969” badge on the C-pillar. Yes, to commemorate the 1969 introduction of the original Clubman, Mini is building 1,969 examples internationally.
If you’re a fan of Mini’s quirky ‘six-door’ Clubman, now might be a good time to snap one up.
Mini boss Stefanie Wurst has confirmed that there won’t be a new-generation model as the firm’s upcoming SUVs will apparently plug the gap just fine.
“I wouldn’t say the space is filled but we will not have a Clubman,” Stefanie told Top Gear UK.
“The Aceman is a smaller concept but I think the five-door space (if not the six-door) is filled well by the Countryman and the Aceman. If you look at the sales numbers worldwide the Countryman doubles the Clubman.”
And that’s the crux of it. SUVs have just become so popular that normal hatchbacks and wagons (we like to think the Clubman, with its rear barn doors, straddles the two segments) are just not raking in the profits anymore.
The writing was already on the wall for the demise of the current generation Mini Clubman, with the international reveal of the Final Edition model earlier this year. However, until now Mini has not confirmed that there won’t be a new-generation Clubman.
For the record, ten examples of the Mini Clubman Final Edition have been allocated to South Africa, with the first units expected to arrive in the fourth quarter of this year. It’s set apart by unique design features inside and out, including a “1 of 1969” badge on the C-pillar. Yes, to commemorate the 1969 introduction of the original Clubman, Mini is building 1,969 examples internationally.
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Ignition GT review of the 2023 Clubman JCW Untold Edition
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Juliet drives the Clubman JCW Untold Edition
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Mini Clubman ends production after 17 years
Novel estate bows out as firm reconfigures Oxford plant to make electric Aceman and Cooper from 2026
The Mini Clubman has gone out of production after 17 years as Mini makes way for the introduction of the electric Aceman, its indirect replacement.
The Clubman first went on sale in 2007 as an estate-bodied version of the Mini hatchback, complete with a novel vertically split tailgate.
It was assembled at the brand's Plant Oxford facility in Cowley since it first went on sale as part of Mini's revival of its entire range.
It has now bowed out to make space for the Aceman crossover and petrol versions of the new Cooper (in three-door, five-door and convertible forms).
These will be produced until 2030, when the plant will switch to 100% EV production following a combined £600 million investment from parent firm BMW and the UK government.
Mini told Autocar the money will chiefly fund an extension of the body shop, the construction of a new area for battery installation and new logistics facilities in Oxford and Swindon.
www.autocar.co.uk
Novel estate bows out as firm reconfigures Oxford plant to make electric Aceman and Cooper from 2026
The Mini Clubman has gone out of production after 17 years as Mini makes way for the introduction of the electric Aceman, its indirect replacement.
The Clubman first went on sale in 2007 as an estate-bodied version of the Mini hatchback, complete with a novel vertically split tailgate.
It was assembled at the brand's Plant Oxford facility in Cowley since it first went on sale as part of Mini's revival of its entire range.
It has now bowed out to make space for the Aceman crossover and petrol versions of the new Cooper (in three-door, five-door and convertible forms).
These will be produced until 2030, when the plant will switch to 100% EV production following a combined £600 million investment from parent firm BMW and the UK government.
Mini told Autocar the money will chiefly fund an extension of the body shop, the construction of a new area for battery installation and new logistics facilities in Oxford and Swindon.
Mini Clubman ends production after 17 years | Autocar
Novel estate bows out as firm reconfigures Oxford plant to make electric Aceman and Cooper from 2026
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Official: after 1.1m cars built, the Mini Clubman is now dead
Countryman still very much a thing, mind, and there’s a new Aceman coming, too
The Mini Clubman is dead, marking the end of the split-rear-doored, not-so-mini Mini.
Mini revealed it has now built the last ever car, a final flourish to the 1.1 million Clubmans built since 1969. Half of those million-odd cars were actually quite... 'mini', because we’re reliably informed that over 550k ‘modern’ versions (read: Massive BMW Ones) rolled out of Mini’s Oxford factory.
Of course we knew the end was nigh for the six-doored oddity. Late last year, boss Stephanie Wurst confirmed to TopGear.com that there wasn’t space for it, not with the incoming Aceman and the success of the Clubman’s bigger brother.
“If you look at the sales numbers worldwide the Countryman doubles the Clubman,” she told us.
Countryman still very much a thing, mind, and there’s a new Aceman coming, too
The Mini Clubman is dead, marking the end of the split-rear-doored, not-so-mini Mini.
Mini revealed it has now built the last ever car, a final flourish to the 1.1 million Clubmans built since 1969. Half of those million-odd cars were actually quite... 'mini', because we’re reliably informed that over 550k ‘modern’ versions (read: Massive BMW Ones) rolled out of Mini’s Oxford factory.
Of course we knew the end was nigh for the six-doored oddity. Late last year, boss Stephanie Wurst confirmed to TopGear.com that there wasn’t space for it, not with the incoming Aceman and the success of the Clubman’s bigger brother.
“If you look at the sales numbers worldwide the Countryman doubles the Clubman,” she told us.
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savagegeese review of the 2024 Clubman JCW