TTAC Calls The Paceman "MINI's Latest Foray Into Pointless Variations"

The Truth About Cars bashes the Paceman even before it is released. It writes, in part:

Evo magazine has got their hands on the latest variant from MINI – the three-door Paceman. Yes, it’s a Countryman SUV with three doors.

 Why does this exist? The short answer; because there’s a three-door Range Rover Evoque. The long answer is of course, economies of scale, volume and all that fun stuff.