Originally submitted at Autoweek.com
Retro trends are, if nothing else, predictable. When the British Motor Company hoped to squeeze more space out of its venerable Mini in 1960, it stretched it into the Traveler wagon. BMW, looking for the same from their modern Mini Cooper, stretched the car into the 2008 Clubman--arguably, the mode...
Doors In All The Wrong Places
Pros: Easy To Understand
Best Uses: Staying Informed
Ignoring the pop culture craze of the Mini, I’ve wanted one since the first day BMW created the “new” Mini. However, at thousands too much and a few inches too less for my hockey bag to fit in the back, the Clubman is a long time coming. Staying under 155” in length will get you that secret parking spot in NYC. Just before looking up my nearest Mini dealer, I note the doors are too many and in all the wrong places. I don’t mind the suicide door for rear access, but what makes sense in England on the right side is clearly wrong on our side of the pond. And why not two suicide doors? Trucks have had them for years and the Mazda RX8 even has two. Nostalgia went too far in the trunk access. A mini car shouldn’t have panel van doors in the back. When you finally find a 156” parking spot for a 155” car, you don’t want a trunk that swings out, you want a rear glass that swings up! Mini, once you sell out of the pop culture supply, please subtract one door from the back and add it to the side.
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