‘A niche within a niche’, the iconic British motor ‘in danger of becoming extinct’ with only a few hundred left | 102773Q | 2024-04-04 12:08:01
'A niche within a niche', the iconic British motor 'in danger of becoming extinct' with only a few hundred left | 102773Q | 2024-04-04 12:08:01
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AN iconic British motor that may be a "area of interest within a niche" is in peril of turning into extinct – with just a few hundred remaining.
The Mini is among the nation's most beloved vehicles and a British icon all over the world.
However one type of Mini is close to disappearing as its numbers dwindle and no new automobiles have been produced since 2014.
There are solely 789 Mini Clubvans left on the street with solely 1020 being produced, based on Autocar.
The Clubvan was the light cargo van model of the Mini Clubman and was in manufacturing between 2012 and 2014.
Autocar described it as a "cute throwback" to the Minivans of the 1960s, but ineffective as a load service.
It stated: "A fantastic instance of a car that sits in a distinct segment within a niche, this is the BMW Group's one and only car-derived van. And it's uncommon."
The automotive was launched with Mini citing the recognition of the Mini Van in the sixties that bought over half one million motors.
There have been just a few variations from the rather more in style Clubman.
Within the Clubvan, the back seats have been eliminated and vinyl has been placed throughout the back home windows to provide the automotive the 'man with a van' look.
</div> Automotive professional Doug DeMuro additionally discovered storage issues with the motor in a review he carried out.
He stated: "What you truly discover is you'll be able to't get to anything because of that silver cargo divider and the black cargo cage that's at present in place."
"Visibility within the Clubvan is usually fairly atrocious because you have got these tiny little reduce mini mirrors and you may't actually see all that a lot at any given time."
<!-- Start of Brightcove Player --> </div> <!-- End of Brightcove Player --> Doug stated that regardless of its cargo load issues, it does retain the fun dealing with that Minis are recognized for.
"In the event you discover one among these on Craigslist or on Autotrader you should purchase it because it's method cooler than a Ford Transit."
Only 50 automobiles have been bought in the US after it was introduced in 2013.
The automotive didn't take off in the US as a result of it value greater than the Clubman passenger wagon because of the Hen Tax.
The hen tax was a tax carried out by the US government within the 1960s on mild lorry-type automobiles.
BMW Group has been approached for comment.
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Solely 800 of the Mini Clubvan stay in response to Autocar[/caption]
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