Well now that the Clubman is out, has anyone seen any reviews comparing the Clubman and the Coupe? In particularly Autocross agility.

 

I'm no expert and only drove a Clubman S for about 15 minutes, but it felt heavier and more top heavy than my Cooper S. I have the sport suspension however and the Clubman did not which may have been why it felt like it leaned a lot more. Other than that it seemed the same, except for the dead space in the rear view, which I would never get use to.

 

MotoringFile has several reviews regarding the Mini Clubman and lots of pictures too. http://www.motoringfile.com/

 

im pretty sure the smaller, lighter, shorter, coupe will outhandle the clubman quite easily.

I havent driven one though, im just assuming.

 

While I doubt the Clubman would hold up against the R56 Cooper S in autocross, my recent test drive of a Clubman with sport suspension left me very impressed with its handling. On city streets it felt as sporty as the R56, and more comfortable going over railroad tracks and potholes (likely due to the longer wheelbase).

I thought the Clubman with sport suspension handled better than the R56 without sport suspension.

I didn't even notice the door frame in the rear view mirror.

 

Whats the weight on the clubman?

Jack

 

Similar to the cabrio of the same type- MC vs MCS.

Clubman chassis would be stiffer than the cabrio.

Best handling would be the hardtop coupe followed by the Clubman then cabrio most likely.

 

I heard 160 lbs more than the MCS.

 

It's 2855 according to the spec. book we have.

Donna