MINI CLUBMAN bows out with FINAL EDITION

Road Test

byMarkSlack

IN 1969, the first Mini Clubman rewrote the rule book. It was an in ‐stant hit in the 1970’s automo ‐tive mar ‐ket with its long wheel ‐base, ex ‐tended shooting‐brake body, and character istic split doors at the rear.

Reimagined by BMW in 2007, the first modern MI‐NI Clubman delivered a contemporary interpreta‐tion; rear passenger seats were accessed through a rear hinged door, and un‐fortunately for the UK on‐ly on the right hand side of the car. With the third gen‐eration in 2015, the Club ‐ in length offering more space and two full ‐ size rear doors. Today, the MI‐NI Clubman Final Edition is a globally limited run of 1,969 units ‐ paying homage to the launch year of the original car.

Powered by a Cooper S engine that delivers 178 hp the Final Edition has a sin‐gle specification with a choice of three exterior paint colours ‐ Enigmatic Black, Nanuq White or Melting Silver. Shimmer Copper details can be found on the surrounds and upper third of the radiator grille crossbar, side scuttles and Cooper ‘S’ blade on the rear.

The 18” Final Edition two‐tone alloy wheels are finished in a tinted clear