Mini What???

[Aston77]

When did the Mini Countryman become the Clubman?


A countryman


New "Clubman"

Am I just being dim (I'm sure someone will inform me that I am) but as a former Clubman owner it appears that mini are now selling what used to be the Countryman as the Clubman?

Maybe Countryman isn't that fashionable / sort after enough name???

A77

[tvrbob]

Correct. The Clubman was the flat fronted Mini. The Countryman was the van door estate car. BMW got it wrong

[Paul V]

Someone said it was to do with BMW not keeping the rights to the name countryman but keeping Clubman.

[M15ley]

Paul V said:

Someone said it was to do with BMW not keeping the rights to the name countryman but keeping Clubman.

Thats correct - when they acquired all the copyrights etc. they failed to ask for/pay for/acquire the 'Countryman' brand -

Another stupid move is that the single 'suicide' door will remain on the right hand side of the vehicle (opening on to the kerb abroad) despite them building a right hand drive version for our shores and therefore the door opening in to the road - just where you want to let you kids step in to

[WorGC]

I reckon the Germans are trying to curtail the expansion of the British by expecting us to throw the kids into the middle of the road out of the 'suicide' door.

Crafty swines....