MINI has launched a new Shadow Version specification for the Clubman estte and Countryman SUV. Costs start out from £26,805 for the Clubman and £28,755 for the Countryman, with the two cars acquiring some further conventional devices and blacked-out exterior styling.
The new Shadow Version trim-stage is dependent on MINI’s Sport specification. Updates involve 19-inch alloy wheels, black metallic paint, LED headlights and a John Cooper Functions styling pack, which adds a larger rear spoiler and additional aggressive bumpers.
Equally cars also attribute special graphics on their A-panels and bonnets, though the Countryman Shadow Version will get a set of black roof rails fitted as conventional. The identical roof rails can also be specced on the Clubman, though they’re an optional further.
Inside, MINI’s Shadow Version versions get sports seats, anthracite headlining, piano black dashboard trim and a John Cooper Functions sports steering wheel apiece. A 5.5-inch electronic instrument cluster and 8.8-inch infotainment system is also fitted as conventional on the two cars.
The specification continues with customisable ambient lights, rear parking sensors, actual time visitors details and MINI branded puddle lights. MINI also presents a array of choice packs, these as the Comfort Pack, which adds automated air conditioning, heated seats, a entrance centre armrest and branded ground mats.
MINI’s Navigation In addition Pack adds a host of further engineering, together with a head-up screen, a wi-fi smartphone charger, improved bluetooth connectivity and some further related expert services these as Amazon Alexa.
Prospective buyers have their option of two engines. Entry-stage Cooper versions attribute a turbocharged one.5-litre 3-cylinder petrol design, with 134bhp and 220Nm of torque. The device is offered with both a six-pace manual or eight-pace automated gearbox.
Cooper S versions are run by a turbocharged 2.-litre four-cylinder petrol motor, which develops 176bhp and 280Nm of torque. The device is hitched to a six-pace manual as conventional and provides the Countryman a 0–62mph time of seven.5 seconds. The Clubman manages the identical sprint in seven.3 seconds.
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