When Mini unveiled its Clubman-based Clubvan concept at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, we fully expected that the vehicle would make the move from concept to production line - not only because it filled a growing niche forShow More Summary
MINI's upcoming Countryman Coupe isn't the only new model on the carmaker's cards, with news this week that a production version of the recent Clubvan concept has been confirmed. The Clubvan is closely related to the existing Clubman wagon, but with its back seat replaced by a flat load floor, rear windows filled in, and a cargo barrier added. Show More Summary
When MINI rolled out its Clubvan panel truck at last month’s Geneva Motor Show, it was billed as a “concept only,” with no immediate plans to put the commercial-vehicle-in-three-quarter-scale into production. As is often the case with such displays, MINI wanted to see public reaction to the Clubvan before making a yes-or-no...
Color us unsurprised. Car and Driver reports that Mini officials have confirmed a production version of the company's Clubvan concept first shown at the Geneva Motor Show in March. We expected as much - after all, parent BMW has demonstrated...Show More Summary
Based on the existing MINI Clubman, the automaker’s “Clubvan” concept removes the rear seats, installs a wire mesh partition behind the driver and passenger and then blacks out the rear windows to create a small-but-functional delivery van. Designed to compete against other compact vans, such as the Ford Transit Connect and Fiat...
Looking rather production-ready on the floor of the 2012 Geneva Motor Show is the Mini Clubvan Concept, which eschews the rear seat of the Clubman in favor of a flat load floor and a partition to cordon off your goods from your two front...Show More Summary
MINI is thinking of entering the lucrative car-based van segment.
The Clubvan Concept revives a piece of Mini's history while aiming to create a premium business vehicle offer.
Mini will show off the Clubvan concept at the 2012 Geneva auto show in early March.
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There was a time when Mini's designers did crazy things to its standard models, then presented them as concepts at auto shows. Witness...Show More Summary
Mini will finally add a commercial variant of its iconic design at the Geneva Motor Show, creating an interesting new niche for the growing premium small car segment. Though the Clubman-based Clubvan is only a concept, we expect theShow More Summary
Posted on 02.20.2012 15:00
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The MINI Clubvan concept is based on the Clubvan and will be unveiled to the public in early March at the Geneva Motor Show. The closed-off load area behind the front seats and the opaque rear side windows of the new concept set it apart most strikingly from the MINI Clubman, the platform used as [...]
The new Mini Clubvan concept has been revealed ahead of its Geneva show debut, sporting a unique panel-van-style body. Although not yet official, the Clubvan is set to form the basis of an upcoming production vehicle. It’s expected to be … Continue reading ?
MINI's Clubman wagon has switched out an M for a V, back seats for a cargo bay, and its rear quarter windows for signage space. Yes, the Mini Van is back, and it's called the Clubvan. The concept is described as a compact lifestyle van for business or leisure, and we'd expect nothing less from the doyen of (BMW-owned) British style. Show More Summary
MINI is thinking of entering the lucrative car-based van segment.
MINI looks set to expand into the burgeoning commercial vehicle market with a new cargo hauler, following the reveal of its latest concept car. Called the Clubvan, MINI’s new concept for the upcoming 2012 Geneva Motor Show is what you get when you take an ordinary Clubman, black out the rear windows and remove the rear seats. MINI describes...
It's a Mini. It's a van. But it's not a minivan. That's because the sort of van we're talking about here is a panel van - think of the Ford Transit Connect or recently departed Chevrolet HHR Panel - a vehicle with two seats up front, a partitian behind the cockpit and nothing but a flat load floor in back. Show More Summary
The Geneva Auto Show is chock full of future cars we’re falling over ourselves to drive eventually. This is not one of them. Because, quite frankly, it’s not for us. Called the Mini Clubvan, it’s based on the Mini Clubman, minus a row of seats. In the place of where rear passengers would generally sit [...]