The debut of the all-new six-door Clubman opens another chapter in the regeneration of the MINI model family.

Order books are now open, ahead of production starting at MINI Plant Oxford later this year and first customer deliveries in the autumn.

Following the success of the re-energised MINI three and five-door hatchbacks, the new model offers customers a premium vehicle featuring the highest level of ride refinement ever seen in a MINI.

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The car's much-loved signature design feature - its split rear doors - are retained, while accessibility and everyday usability are further enhanced thanks to four full-sized side doors, rather than a single small rear door on the offside of the original model.

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With space for five occupants, good luggage capacity and classic MINI driving characteristics, the new Clubman has a more mature and sophisticated design. Larger than the previous-generation Clubman, it's also 270mm longer and 73mm wider than the five-door hatch, with a wheelbase which is 100mm larger.

The boot has a volume of 360 litres, which can be extended to 1,250 litres by folding the rear seats flat.

Under the bonnet

Three of the latest-generation MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology engines are available from launch:

136hp 1.5-litre, three-cylinder petrol Cooper at £19,995.

192hp 2.0-litre, four-cylinder petrol Cooper S at £22,755.

150hp 2.0-litre, four-cylinder diesel Cooper D at £22,265.

New to the MINI brand is an eight-speed Steptronic transmission, optional on Cooper S and D Clubman while the Clubman'ws handling benefits from a specially-tuned suspension set-up.

Brand new features

Many features make their MINI brand debut on the new Clubman including an electric parking brake, full electric seat adjustment and optional MINI Yours Interior Styles with backlit door bezels.

The new Clubman includes MINI's highly-acclaimed navigation system as standard as well as the MINI excitement package as standard, which features a projection of the brand logo on to the ground beneath the driver's side door mirror when the car is opened and closed, as well as extended interior lighting.