Car Enthusiast provides a first drive review and a plethora of pictures, and decides:
The MINI finally gets useable, accessible rear-seat room, a big boot and excellent ride quality. The Cooper S Clubman also proves to be a reasonably tidy and enjoyable machine when you up the pace, although its bias towards comfort has robbed it of outright driving engagement. However, with the hatchback JCW and possible GP3 models catering for petrolhead buyers, it's perfectly sensible for MINI to make the Clubman more refined. And that's why we think this is one of, if not the best 'new' MINI going. It's an endearing machine.
