Mini Announces First Commercial Vehicle

BMW have just announced the new Mini Clubvan. The Mini Clubvan should get quite a bit of attention with its quirky style and the fact that it is the first commercial vehicle ever produced by Mini. There are a lot of similarities between the Clubvan and the Mini Clubman. The Clubman already had a much larger back than all the other Mini models, but the Clubvan looks like an even more extended version of this. They have blacked out the back windows so that anything inside the back of the van cannot be seen.

The Clubvan is a very interesting take on a commercial van, although it is smaller than a lot of commercial vans; it still has 860 litres of space and a flat load area that measures 115cm long by 102cm wide, which is impressive for any Mini. The Clubvan prices start at around £11,175, and for this you get electric windows, a DAB digital radio, air conditioning, 15” alloy wheels and black cloth trim all as standard.

There are to be three different models of the Mini Clubvan, One, Cooper and Cooper D. The One has a 97bhp 1.6-litre petrol engine, the Cooper has a 120bhp 1.6-litre engine and the Cooper D has a 110bhp 1.6 diesel engine.

The Mini Clubvan is a unique style which some people will love and some will hate, but personally I really like the Mini Clubvan. It is something different, stylish and yet very practical. The only issue with the Clubvan is that it would not suit some businesses that need to carry larger loads in their vans, because after all, it is still a Mini! But smaller businesses could really benefit from the Clubvan.