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2008 John Cooper Works MINI Cooper Clubman, Pictures To Go With Long Name

2008 John Cooper Works Mini Cooper Clubman. That's sort of like saying Porsche Cayenne GTS. Performance monikers slapped on vehicles with inherant performance shortcomings. Yes, we know, the 2008 JCW Mini Cooper Clubman already got the unveil at Geneva, but it was a pretty big show, and Spin and myself didn't really get around to crawling around one then, so here's the photographic goods on MINI's turbocharged less-mini-MINI. 0-60 MPH time comes in 6.5 seconds, but we suspect with a turbo 1.6L four banger it's a bit less speedy with more than one person in tow. In case you've forgotten how the story goes, the presser is below the fold if you're interested in the read.

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6:17 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,295 views, 17 comments

Latest by FЯeeMan: It's a good thing the Clubman is bigger than the original MINI, otherwise, there wouldn't be enough room for the "John Cooper Works MINI Cooper Clubman" logos to fit on it! more »

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2008 John Cooper Works Mini Cooper Clubman Revealed, Officially!

In addition to the just revealed 2008 JCW Mini Cooper S, we've also got some great shots below of the new 2008 JCW Mini Cooper Clubman S. It's the first time JCW's gotten a hold of the Clubman, and the photos look great — better even the faux JCW Mini Cooper Clubman S we'd seen already. Unfortunately, we won't have a press release for a few more minutes so for the time being you'll just have to make do with the shots we've got below. All we can tell so far is it's got similar badging to the more-mini Mini. As far as performance numbers and other upgrades — well, we promise we'll have all the deets on the speedier Mini S that's bigger, longer and more uncut in the next few minutes — in the meantime, the Mini-lovers at MotoringFile have a few more details. UPDATE:Full press release below the jump!

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6:00 PM on Sat Feb 23 2008
By Ray Wert
6,284 views, 80 comments

Latest by Buckster: I for one, welcome our Mini Clubman Overlords more »

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Jezza Hates the Mini Cooper S Clubman

Dang. We know Jeremy is a bit of a crank and prone to bouts of overwrought, under-accurate vitriol, but he actually goes on record saying he would prefer a goat to the new Mini Clubman. Not a GTO mind you, but a can-eating goat. Why? Well, one reason is England-only (and Japan, and OZ) — the 3rd half-door is on the driver's side over in Old Blighty (snicker). His other reasons — massive torque steer, no rear-visibility, a natural predilection to cruise at 110 mph — well, Clarkson doesn't like any of that. As always, we're reserving judgment until we drive the little medium squirt. However, we will pass judgment on the following:

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6:00 PM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
3,404 views, 48 comments

Latest by dculberson: Clarkson is a great entertainer, but I don't trust his opinion on cars at all. Like Andrewpetty points out.. He declared the RX8 the best car he'd driven all year. Than he said it was terrible to drive in the more »

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Mini Cooper D Clubman

The third in the trilogy of 2008 Cooper Clubman models, the Mini Cooper Clubman D is the oil-burner revealed at the Frankfurt Auto Show. This Clubman's got a four-cylinder, common-rail turbodiesel, with max torque equaling that of the Cooper S's 177 lb-ft, 110 hp at 4,000 rpm and a top speed of 120 mph. But the real story here's the fuel economy, which BMW says will be a sippy-cup-like 57 miles per the UK's larger Imperial gallons. All the hot shots are below.

12:45 PM on Mon Sep 17 2007
By Ray Wert
2,749 views, 7 comments

Latest by Maymar - now with 37% less anonymity: Alright, so here's the plan - we make D part of some sporty sounding acronym. That'll fool the buying public, and the EPA! But for serious, this would be a far better base engine than anything we've gotten so far. more »

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Mini Cooper S Clubman

Just like its smaller sibling, the Mini Cooper Clubman also comes in S trim. That means more horsepower and a bit of pulse-quickening by way of the company's latest, twin-scroll turbocharged, direct-injected four. In Euro spec, the Mini Cooper S-peedy five-door's sporting the same 175 horsepower and 177 lb-ft of torque as the Cooper S, with a temporary 192 lb-ft via overboost during balls-out acceleration. That gives the Clubman S-exyBack a zero-to-60 time of 7.6 seconds and a top speed of 139 mph. The tradeoff is in fuel economy, though the S Clubman still manages a company-reported 42.79 miles per the UK's larger Imperial gallons. That's none too shabby for a S-porty little five-door with room in the boot for duffel bags full of human heads, or sundries from Debenhams. Your choice.

11:45 AM on Mon Sep 17 2007
By Ray Wert
2,047 views, 6 comments

Latest by n/a: This car is for me! I've always like the Mini, as I have always driven small cars (my previous 626 not withstanding), and at 6'+, the thought of people watching as I unfold myself out of this car just make more »

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Mini Cooper Clubman

The first Mini Cooper Clubman we'll be dropping to you today is the base level. It's getting some inter-corporate sharing under the hood in the form of a four-cylinder VVT engine using BMW's valvetronic technology. That gives the Clubman sans-letter a max output of 120 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and a max torque of 118 lb-ft of torque at 4,250 rpm. That means the floor-level Cooper Clubman is being pegged at a company-reported zero-to-60 time of 9.8 seconds and top speed of 125 mph. The Cooper-just-larger gets an above-average fuel economy spec of 42.79 miles per the UK's larger Imperial gallons. In case you hadn't noticed in the we first showed the press shots, the Clubman's got five, yes, count 'em, five doors. Two in the back, which open like those of a panel wagon. Those in addition to the one on the driver's side and two on the passenger's side in Saturn Ion-like suicide door fashion. To fit all of the extra portalage, BMW's added 9.45 inches in length and 3.15 inches in wheelbase over the Mini Cooper. Thus, you get some actual legroom in the rear seats and some real luggage capacity of 32.6 cubic feet if you fold the seats down.

10:45 AM on Mon Sep 17 2007
By Ray Wert
4,316 views, 12 comments

Latest by yellofury * * * * *: @Euromobile: the mini clubman configurator in now online at the UK site and the brown with the black trim is pretty sweet more »

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Maximum Mini Cooper Clubman Day!


After the summer release, we've finally got all the details on the Mini Clubman, the Mini that's bigger, longer and more uncut and with more doors than ever before. The five-door Clubman's set to hit streets on November 10th of this year in Europe in three variants — one that's straight-up, one that's S-peedy and one that's D-iesel-tastic. We'll be giving you the lowdown on all three of the five-door bigger-than-wee cars over the course of the day. That's right friends, today is Maximum Mini Cooper Clubman Day. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

9:45 AM on Mon Sep 17 2007
By Ray Wert
1,062 views, 2 comments

Latest by slowjoecrow: I second that. The Clubman was the square nosed mini from the early-mid 70s, and the station wagon/shooting break model was the Countryman. The hot Clubman was the 1275 GT since the Cooper license expired around 1970, but the new more »