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more about #minicooperclubman more comments → DoctorNine: You can get a new 2008 R32 for the same price. I think there might actually be more space in the R32 when you fold both cars' rear seats down too. T... more » Rust-MyEnemy: So, OK then; It's not as good as a Cooper S. It looks Kinda funny. It's a bit heavier. It's got the wrong number of doors. It's waaay too expensive. I... more » Novaload: Great picture! more » Eric Merrill: Damn. The car's not my cup of tea, but it's a small, fuel-efficient luxury car. For that, it's my hero. Rich people worried about status aren't going ... more » brandegee: Definitely a lifestyle car. Look at your other FWD options: a GTI is a better initial value, the Mazdaspeed3 clobbers the Mini in performance, and at ... more » Rican5.0: The problem with these cars is on of "dilution." Yes, they dilute the brand. You either stay true to the image AND performance. Joe Professional has ... more » filet0fish: As the owner of a Clubman S I must respectfully disagree with all three parts of this review. The handling is nowhere near as bad as the reviews make... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: I disagree: Technogeeks will flock to it; Golfing Grandparents will not be accessorizing it to match their golf cart. more » 1300ccsoffury: A Mini with a little more room would be on my shopping list. But apparently, it's terrible according to everyone. Looks like I'll save up for a 328i w... more » LTDScott: Come on, is the handling really that bad? I understand hyperbole, but you're making this thing out to handle like a Buick. more » Youthful_Buick_Aficionado: Wow, that's vicious. Not undeserved, but it's a scathing review from an intern. more » layabout: No love for the Clubman,no surprise there. F**kin awful car. more » sos10: Not that I would buy a Chevy HHRSS, but the Mini, especially the clubman, is indeed a lousy choice for a car. more » -
#minicooperclubmans
2009 MINI Cooper Clubman S, Part One
As interns at Jalopnik, we've got a pretty sweet gig. Admittedly, there are occasionally humdrum duties such as cleaning the tire debris off of Challengers and Corvette ZR1s, but at the end of the day, the perks outweigh everything else. Heavily. When two of us were tossed the keys to a fully-fueled 2009 MINI Cooper Clubman S so fresh its interior plastics were still off-gassing, and the only spoken rule was that it had to be at the airport the next morning to meet the boss man with most of its important bits still attached, our minds ran wild. A full trunk of camera gear in tow, we did what anyone would when presented the keys to a MINI S. We went straight to Hell. More » -
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#minicooperclubman
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. More »
