Mini Paceman
The Mini Paceman is a three-door subcompact luxury crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Mini. It is the three-door counterpart of the R60 Mini Countryman. It was introduced as the Paceman Concept at the 2011 North American International Auto Show, with production confirmed in August 2011.[1] The production model debuted in September 2012.[2]
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | BMW (Mini) |
Production | 2012–2016 |
Model years | 2013–2016 |
Assembly | Austria: Graz (Magna Steyr) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Subcompact luxury crossover SUV |
Body style | 3-door SUV |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive |
Related | Mini Countryman |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.6 L BMW/Mini N18B16 I4 (Cooper) 1.6 L Prince turbocharged I4 (Cooper S) |
Transmission | 6-speed manual 6-speed automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,596 mm (102.2 in) |
Length | 4,109–4,115 mm (161.8–162.0 in) |
Width | 1,786 mm (70.3 in) |
Height | 1,518 mm (59.8 in) |
Kerb weight | 1,255–1,330 kg (2,767–2,932 lb) |
Like the Countryman, the Paceman was offered with a choice of two or four wheel drive (known as ALL4), and with 1.6 L petrol or diesel and 2.0 L diesel inline four engines in various states of tune.[2] Unlike most of the Mini range, the Paceman was not manufactured in England, but in Graz, Austria, by Magna Steyr, along with the Countryman.[1]
BMW ended production of the Paceman in late 2016 as BMW executives felt it is positioned too close to the Countryman in Mini’s line-up.[3][4]
Models



The model derivatives followed a similar pattern to the Mini Hatch, with a choice of Cooper/Cooper D, Cooper S/Cooper SD and John Cooper Works derivatives.
The Cooper Petrol 122 PS (90 kW; 120 bhp) and the Cooper D 112 PS (82 kW; 110 bhp), the Cooper S Petrol 184 PS (135 kW; 181 bhp), the John Cooper Works 221 PS (163 kW; 218 bhp) and the Cooper SD Diesel producing 143 PS (105 kW; 141 bhp). The availability of models varied between markets.
The All4 all wheel drive option was available on variable models depending on the market.
References
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- Jens Meiners (29 August 2011). "Production Mini Paceman Confirmed (That's the Three-Door Countryman)". Car & Driver. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- Steven J Ewing (27 September 2012). "2013 Mini Paceman is a good answer to a question nobody asked". Autoblog.com. AOL. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- "Mini Paceman production to finish by the end of 2016". Autocar. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- Gabriel Bridger (10 October 2016). "The MINI Paceman To End Production This Year". motoringfile.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.