The folks over at Inside Line have some explaining to do with this. Albeit taking into the fact that the Clubman has been spotted virtually undisguised long before today, the official images are up and we're 50/50 now. Along with the three images came some notable specs.The Clubman sits on a stretched Cooper platform. The Clubman's most noticing feature is the passenger-side suicide-style door. Smelling distinctively of the Saturn SC, the unique doors aid in entering and exiting from the rear seats. At the rear, a suicide-style hatch replaces the conventional liftback. The standard powertrain is a 1.6L four producing 120hp. The 'S' variant receives a turbocharged 1.6L producing 175hp. Diesel can be opted in Europe with a 1.6L common-rail diesel producing 110hp.
Embargo is slated to clear on Sunday to our knowledge. Once it lifts, we'll bring you the official pics and specs. Continue reading to view the other two images.
UPDATE: We're scratching our heads on why the rear shot of the Clubman shows 'Cooper S'. We'll try and find out, but we're thinking MINI might name this the 'Cooper S Clubman'. It's most likely wrong, but we can say we gave it a shot, right?
UPDATE 2: Folks, Inside Line has posted a load of official pics of the Cooper S Clubman. However, the embargo does not lift until Sunday, so we'll have to leave you guys with these three images. It also looks like AutoWeek was the first publication to release the images via their latest issue.
[Source: Inside Line/Edmunds]
