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Mini stretched the length of its Cooper by 9.4 inches to make the four-seat Cooper Clubman. The extra length creates more legroom for the Clubman's two rear passengers, and cargo room behind the backseat is larger. There's a pair of split-opening rear doors that swing out to either side, rather than the regular Cooper's conventional hatchback. There's also a rear-hinged access door on the passenger side.
The Clubman comes in two trim levels, the Cooper and turbocharged Cooper S. It competes with sporty hatchbacks ranging from the Mazda3 to the Volvo C30.
New for 2012
A new way to personalize your Mini debuts with the launch of Mini Yours. The list of premium options includes a two-tone leather-covered instrument panel and steering wheel, 17-inch alloy wheels and special seat upholstery finishes.
Additionally, the Clubman gets new standard 15-inch wheels, and it can have an optional rearview mirror with a digital compass.
Exterior
Differences between the regular Cooper and the Cooper Clubman are most apparent in back, where the Clubman's rear-quarter pillars are painted in contrasting black or silver. It matches the rear bumper and, if desired, the roof. Newly optional for 2012 are body-colored C-pillars that are available for certain paint colors. The swing-out doors necessitate a split rear window, and each portion gets its own wiper.
The wheelbase is 3.2 inches longer, which helps the Clubman keep its wheels near the bumpers to improve handling, Mini says. The Clubman has many color combinations, as well as options like checkered side mirrors and a Union Jack roof.
Last year's updates gave all Clubman models new bumper styling, bigger fog lamps and new taillight assemblies. Exterior features include:
- Available 15-, 16- or 17-inch wheels
- Optional adaptive xenon high-intensity-discharge headlights
- Standard folding power side mirrors
- Hood-scoop intake (on S models)
- Optional heated mirrors, washer jets and automatic windshield wipers
- Optional dual-panel panoramic power sunroof
- Dual exhaust pipes (on S models)
The interior looks much like the regular Cooper's, with a large circular speedometer mounted in the center of the dashboard and plenty of toggle switches among the center controls.
Backseat passengers have 32.3 inches of legroom, up from 29.9 inches in the regular Cooper. Cargo room behind the rear seats totals 9.2 cubic feet; with the rear seats folded, maximum cargo room totals 32.8 cubic feet, up from 24 cubic feet in the regular Cooper. That makes for a habitable space but doesn't mean the Clubman has cavernous dimensions. It's nowhere near as roomy as most cars in its class, but it's appreciably roomier than the regular Cooper. Interior features include:
- Available cloth, leatherette or leather upholstery
- Standard power windows and locks, plus keyless entry, air conditioning with a climate-controlled glove box, push-button start, multifunction steering wheel
- Optional automatic climate control, heated seats, Mini Connected system that has Bluetooth, voice recognition and joystick control, USB/iPod adapter, navigation system
With the manual transmission, Mini says the Cooper S Clubman can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 6.8 seconds, just 0.2 seconds slower than the regular Cooper S.
The Clubman gets a combined 30 mpg in mixed driving. Unfortunately, just like the regular Cooper, the Clubman takes premium gas with either engine. Mechanical features include:
- 121-horsepower, 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine with 114 pounds-feet of torque
- 181-hp, turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder with 177 pounds-feet of torque (S models)
- Standard six-speed manual transmission
- Optional six-speed automatic transmission
- Standard performance tires or optional all-season tires
- Standard sport button with accelerator and steering programs
- Optional sport suspension with stiffer front and rear stabilizer bars
- Standard side-impact airbags
- Standard side curtain airbags
- Standard antilock braking system with electronic brake-force distribution
- Standard electronic stability system
*Overview courtesy of Cars.com
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