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The names Cooper MINI Clubman Cars and John Cooper have been intertwined for more than 40 years and now they are closer than ever. When British race car and engine builder John Cooper prepped the original MINIs for the Monte Carlo rally back in the 1960s, he helped cement the iconic status of the little car. When the MINI was reborn as a product of BMW earlier this decade, the Cooper MINI Clubman Cars model was a standard element of the lineup. A semi-official tuned John Cooper works edition was also available for the hard-core addicts. Earlier this year, BMW announced that the John Cooper Works MINI would become an official factory product analogous to M models from its parent company BMW.

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The waiting time for the John Cooper Works-tuned version of the MINI Cooper S and MINI Cooper S Clubman is over, when he published pictures and details on both models. Set to make its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show in early March, are the MINI Cooper S JCW with a modified version of the engine is a 1.6-liter twin-scroll turbo producing 208 hp (155 kW or 211 hp) and torque to increase maximum value of 260 Nm (192 lb-ft) from 1.850 rpm to 5,600 rpm, overboost torque means min to 280 Nm (207 lb-ft U.S.).

The MINI John Cooper Works takes 6.5 seconds from 0-100 km / h speed (62 mph), during the time of the MINI John Cooper Works Clubman requires is 6.8 seconds. Both have a top speed of 238 kilometers per hour or 148 miles per hour.

Other changes include re-engineered brakes, suspension and transmission increasingly with a range of products for exterior and interior styling including 17 inch alloy wheels in JCW Cross-Spoke CHALLENGE design. Sales will begin this summer with prices in Germany set to € 27,700 ($ 41,070) and 29.500 € for the sedan ($ 43,750) for the Cooper MINI Clubman. Prices for the United States have not yet announced.

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Playfully named after London's famous red light entertainment district, the Cooper MINI Clubman Soho is a special edition model, exclusively destined for the Italian market. As with any other limited run special these days, the Soho is distinguished by a number of special features and unique color combinations.

Available in One, Cooper, Cooper D and Cooper S forms, the Soho is offered with a choice of five exterior colors including Horizon Blue, Midnight Black, Pepper White, Dark Silver and for the first time on the Cooper Mini Clubman, White Silver, contrasted by the black finish on the roof and exterior mirror caps.

Bi-xenon headlights with smoked lenses, a chrome kit and two-tone 16- or 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in 195/55 or 205/45 tires respectively (depending on the model) are also part of the package.

Inside, MINI ups the luxury ante with a three-spoke, multifunction, leather steering wheel, sport seats upholstered in cloth and leather, brushed aluminum trim and upgraded standard equipment that includes air conditioning on all models.

The 2010 Cooper Mini Clubman Soho will go on sale in Italy in the beggining of January with prices ranging from €19,900 (US$27,100) for the One model to €28,900 (about US$41,500) for the Cooper S version.

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For the Australian market, all Minis including the Van gained the Clubman front in 1971 although the cars was still basically a Mk I behind the A-Pillar. The Australian van thus became the only Clubman Van produced anywhere in the world. From mid 1971 to the end of 1972, a Clubman GT version of the sedan was produced. This was essentially a Cooper S in Clubman body, equipped with the same 7.5-inch (190 mm) disc brakes, twin fuel tanks, and twin-carb Cooper S 1275 cc engine. Australian Clubman sedans were marketed under the Morris Mini Clubman name when introduced in August 1971, and as the Leyland Mini, without the Clubman name, from February 1973.

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The Mini Clubman and 1275GT Cars were responsible for two motoring "firsts": they were the first vehicles to use a flexi printed-circuit board behind the dash instruments (universal nowadays, but technically advanced for 1969). Secondly, the 1275GT was the first vehicle to be offered with run-flat tyres; from 1974 this model could be ordered with optional Dunlop Denovo tyres on 12-inch (300 mm) diameter rims. In the event of a puncture, the Dunlop Denovo tyre would not burst and quickly deflate, but could continue to be used safely at speeds of up to 50 mph (80 km/h). This was a useful safety feature, although the increased road noise and relatively poor grip of this tyre meant that many 1275GT buyers ignored this option.


Throughout the 1970s, British Leyland continued to produce the classic 1959 "round-front" design, alongside the newer Clubman and 1275GT models. The long-nose Clubman and 1275GT offered better crash safety, were better equipped, and had vastly better under-bonnet access, but they were more expensive and aerodynamically inferior to the original 1959 design. The Mini Clubman and 1275GT were replaced in 1980 by the new hatchback Austin Metro, while production of the original "round-front" mini design continued for another 20 years. At the end of Clubman and 1275GT production, 275,583 Clubman saloons, 197,606 Clubman Estates and 110,673 1275GTs had been made.

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Early domestic market Clubmans were still delivered on cross-ply tyres despite the fact that by 1970 radials had become the norm for the car's mainstream competitors.By 1973 new Minis were, by default, being shipped with radial tyres, though cross-plies could be specified by special order, giving British buyers a price saving of £8.


The 1275GT is often incorrectly described as the "Mini Clubman 1275GT Cars". The official name was always just the "Mini 1275GT", and it was a separate, distinct model from the Clubman (albeit, it shared the same frontal treatment as the Mini Clubman Cars, and was launched at the same time).


In 1971, the 1275 cc Mini Cooper S was discontinued in the UK, leaving the Mini 1275GT as the only sporting Mini on sale for the rest of the decade. Innocenti in Italy, however, continued making their own version of the Mini Cooper for some time. While the UK built 1275GT was not nearly as quick as a 1275 Mini Cooper S, it was cheaper to buy, run, and insure. It was the first Mini to be equipped with a tachometer. It also featured a standard-fit close-ratio gearbox. Performance of the 1275GT was lively for the time, achieving 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 12.9 seconds, and the excellent midrange torque offered a 30–50 mph (48–80 km/h) time in top gear of only nine seconds. The bluff front, however, meant that the model struggled to reach 90 mph (140 km/h). The 1275 cc A-series engine could be cheaply and easily tuned, though the cheap purchase price and prominent "sidewinder" door stripes meant that this model developed a reputation as something of a "boy-racer special" during the 1970s and into the 1980s.

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In 1969, under the ownership of British Leyland, the Mini was given a facelift by stylist Roy Haynes, who had previously worked for Ford. The restyled version was called the Mini Clubman Cars, and has a squarer frontal look, using the same indicator/sidelight assembly as the Austin Maxi. The Mini Clubman Cars was intended to replace the upmarket Riley and Wolseley versions. A new model, dubbed the 1275GT, was slated as the replacement for the 998 cc Mini Cooper (the 1275 cc Mini Cooper S continued alongside the 1275GT for two years until 1971). The Clubman Estate took over where the Countryman and Traveller left off.


Production of the Clubman and 1275GT got off to a slow start because the cars incorporated "lots of production changes" including the relocation of tooling from the manufacturer's Cowley plant to the Longbridge plant: very few cars were handed over to customers before the early months of 1970.

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This distinctive two-door car was designed for BMC by Sir Alec Issigonis. It was manufactured at the Longbridge and Cowley plants in England, the Victoria Park / Zetland British Motor Corporation (Australia) factory in Sydney, Australia, and later also in Spain (Authi), Belgium, Chile, Italy (Innocenti), Portugal, South Africa, Uruguay, Venezuela and Yugoslavia. The Mini Mark I had three major UK updates: the Mark II, the Clubman Cars and the Mark III. Within these was a series of variations including an estate car, a pickup truck, a van and the Mini Moke—a jeep-like buggy. The Mini Cooper and Cooper "S" were sportier versions that were successful as rally cars, winning the Monte Carlo Rally four times from 1964 through to 1967, although in 1966 the Mini was disqualified after the finish, along with six other British entrants, which included the first four cars to finish, under a questionable ruling that the cars had used an illegal combination of headlamps and spotlights. Initially Minis were marketed under the Austin and Morris names, as the Austin Seven and Morris Mini Minor, until Mini became a marque in its own right in 1969.The Mini was again marketed under the Austin name in the 1980s.

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The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered an icon of the 1960s and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout (that allowed 80% of the area of the car's floorpan to be used for passengers and luggage) influenced a generation of car-makers. The vehicle is in some ways considered the British equivalent to its German contemporary, the Volkswagen Beetle, which enjoyed similar popularity in North America. In 1999 the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20th Century, behind the Ford Model T.

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The two lower trims come with a choice of a six-speed manual or a six-speed automatic transmission, either with overdrive. The Works, the performance version of the Clubman, comes only with the manual transmission.


The best fuel economy, as you would expect, comes with the Base model with the manual transmission, where you get 28 miles per gallon city and 37 miles per gallon on the highway. But all the Clubman engines get good fuel economy.


One other area where the MINI Cooper Clubman Cars remains true to the originals is that it keeps the price under control. The base price of the Base model is just $20,000.

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The Clubman did break with the original Mini tradition in one regard. Mini station wagons were named either Traveller or Countryman. The Clubman name was originally given to one of the non-station wagon models in the 1970s. But BMW doesn't own the rights to the original station wagon names, and Clubman was chosen as a substitute.


The newest Clubman comes in three trims: Base, S and John Cooper Works. The engine depends on the trim. They are all 1.6 liter, I4 models, but the Base gets 118 horsepower, the S gets 172 horsepower and the Works gets 208 horsepower.

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The first modern MINI hit the pavement in 2001. The new car was styled MINI, in all capital letters, to distinguish it from the original. The Clubman came along with the second generation of MINIs, and was introduced in America in the 2008 model year.


The Clubman is the estate car, or as it is known in America, the station wagon, of the MINI line. It's similar to the hatchback, but with several significant differences. For one thing, it's longer than the hatchback. Also, there are two rear cargo area doors, which open outward in butterfly style and it has a rear passenger door in the right side (only) .

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The MINI Cooper Clubman Cars has its roots in the original Mini cars of the British Motor Corporation. The original Mini was the British equivalent to the German Volkswagen Beetle, and was voted the second most influential car of the 20th Century, behind only the Ford Model T. The original Mini's greatest innovation was its front wheel drive, giving it floor space all out of proportion with what was expected for such a small car.



The Original Minis were made from 1959 until 2000, though most popular and best known in the 1960s. Rover Group and BMW became interested in reviving the car as a joint venture even before the original finished production, and when Rover pulled out BMW forged ahead alone.