It's also worth noting
the Paceman comes standard with a lowered sports suspension — great for hooning around on smoother surfaces, but punishing on bad roads.
Despite only having two doors, like the standard Mini hatchback,
the Paceman comes in 4 inches wider and taller than its coupe sibling, and 1 foot 3 inches longer.
Six - speed manuals and automatics are a choice, but variable all - wheel drive is standard — perfect for driving across terrains as diverse as gravel, tarmac and snow, even though
the Paceman comes standard with Pirelli P - Zero summer tires..
Not exact matches
There are plenty of cars that
come under the «just because you can doesn't mean you should» category - BMW X6, Audi Q7, Bentley Bentayga, Mini Clubman, Mini
Paceman, VW Phaeton etc..
The
Paceman also seems to ride better than the Countryman, despite its firmer chassis settings, and with less vibration
coming through the steering column over broken road surfaces.
The Hyundai Tucson, Nissan Juke, and Kia Sportage all
came in behind it, but the crossover that really seemed to take a hit in April was the Volkswagen Tiguan, which fell below the Mini Countryman and
Paceman with only 1998 units.
Come in for a test drive, here is a gallery of our very first
Paceman.
Average fuel consumption for the MINI Cooper
Paceman in the EU test cycle is 6.5 litres per 100 kilometres, while CO2 emissions
come in at 152 (175) grams per kilometre.
The MINI Cooper S
Paceman, MINI Cooper SD
Paceman and MINI Cooper D
Paceman with ALL4 also
come with DTC (Dynamic Traction Control) mode, which allows controlled slip through the driven wheels to ease moving off on loose sand or deep snow.
Hopefully, for MINI's sake, there are many thousands of people who will buy the
Paceman and we can continue to admire it for many years to
come.
In the MINI Cooper S
Paceman and MINI Cooper SD
Paceman, the automatic gearbox also
comes with shift paddles attached to the steering wheel; these can be ordered as an option for all other models.
The MINI Cooper S
Paceman, also
comes with DTC (Dynamic Traction Control) mode, which allows controlled slip through the driven wheels to ease moving off on loose sand or deep snow.
This 2015 MINI Cooper
Paceman (*** CLEAN CARFAX ***)
comes complete with features such as MINI Connected Package, Premium Package, Technology Package, Wired Package, Auxiliary Audio Input, HD Radio, Steering Wheel Audio Controls, Bluetooth Connection, Keyless Entry, Cruise Control, Climate Control, and much more!
MINI considers safety on the
Paceman to be of great importance, and MINI's engineers have
come up with plenty of solutions for keeping occupants safe.
The standard
Paceman model will
come with a naturally aspirated 1.6 - liter four - cylinder engine with 122 hp and 118 lb - ft of torque.
As for the diesel offerings, the MINI Cooper D
Paceman will
come with a 1.6 - liter turbocharged diesel engine with 112 hp and 199 lb - ft of torque.
The standard MINI
Paceman will
come powered by a 1.6 - liter engine with 122 - hp and 118 lb - ft of torque and can be had with either a six - speed manual transmission or six - speed automatic.
Paceman is a cooler name the Countryman Coupe and it will stop buyers
coming out of a MINI showroom with the much smaller MINI Coupe because they got confused with the now enormous range of MINI models on offer.
But production versions of the
Paceman will doubtless offer everything available — and yet to
come — across the MINI engine range.