2015 Mini Clubman - new pictures, pricing and on-sale date - News - What Car?

The all-new Mini Clubman will be larger and roomier than the old model, with a new door layout. It goes on sale on 31 October 2015. What is it. . The new Clubman drops the quirky layout of its predecessor, which used a single rear-hinged nearside door, and now comes with four front-hinged doors. The new Clubman also adopts a breather element to draw air from the front wheelarches, a chrome housing for the side repeater lamps and four front-hinged frameless doors, with those at the rear extending well into the rear wheel arches for added... As with the old Clubman, the rear eschews the conventional tailgate of other modern Mini models for a pair of barn-style doors, featuring a prominent chrome opening mechanism. At 4253mm in length, the new Clubman is a significant 293mm longer than its predecessor. Width and height are also increased by 115mm and 16mm, at 1800mm and 1441mm respectively. To put that in perspective, the latest Mini is 158mm longer, 10mm wider and 119mm lower than the largest of the existing Mini models, the Countryman. Source: www.whatcar.com