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Volume 13 Issue 1 » 65
2016 MINI Cooper Clubman
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The MINI Cooper Clubman is back and better than ever before. The
2016 Clubman now comes with four doors and is the longest and
widest MINI yet. The vehicle retains much of the go-kart feel that
keeps MINI owners coming back to the brand time and time again.
The Clubman retains its distinctive rear “barn doors,” now poweroperated with a wave of the foot under the rear bumper. Behind
those trick rear doors you’ll also find an interior that has gone
upscale. In fact, the Clubman is the first MINI available with
power-adjustable front seats with a memory function on the driver’s
seat.
Rear shoulder room increases by a significant 6.9 inches, and the
rear seats themselves fold in 40/20/40 sections to ensure maximum
cargo-hauling flexibility. Cargo space grows to 47.9 cubic feet with
the rear seats folded, a 15.1-cubic-foot improvement compared to its
predecessor.
Power-wise, the Clubman is available with MINI’s usual two
turbocharged engines: a 1.5-litre three-cylinder with 134 hp, or a
2.0-litre four-cylinder with 189 hp in the MINI Clubman Cooper
S0. An all-wheel-drive Clubman Cooper S ALL4 will also be
available this year.