End of the road for 小型の's 広い地所 car: Brand's big-booted model dating 支援する to the 1960s has been killed off to be 取って代わるd by a new electric SUV

  • 小型の's 広い地所 bloodline runs 支援する to the?早期に 1960s and the 初めの Traveller
  • Having stopped making an 広い地所 in 1970, BMW 生き返らせるd the Clubman in 2007
  • Final 見解/翻訳/版 現れるd from 工場/植物 Oxford - new Aceman EV crossover 取って代わるs it

小型の's UK factory has produced the brand's last 広い地所 car as it is 始める,決める to be 取って代わるd by a new electric SUV.

The final 小型の Clubman has 現れるd from the 工場/植物 Oxford 議会 line, putting an end to 17 years of 生産(高) since BMW 再発進するd the nameplate.

The move also signals the end of the road for 小型の 広い地所s dating all the way 支援する to 1960 and the iconic Traveller, with the Clubman making way for the 来たるべき 殴打/砲列-力/強力にするd Aceman crossover.

Mini says goodbye to the estate: The last Clubman has come off the production line at Plant Oxford, signalling the end of a bloodline that dates back to 1960

小型の says goodbye to the 広い地所: The last Clubman has come off the 生産/産物 line at 工場/植物 Oxford, signalling the end of a bloodline that dates 支援する to 1960

The original Mini estate was initially launched as the Morris Mini Traveller in 1960. It was updated as the Clubman Estate in 1970 (pictured)

The 初めの 小型の 広い地所 was 最初 開始する,打ち上げるd as the Morris 小型の Traveller in 1960. It was updated as the Clubman 広い地所 in 1970 (pictured)

The Clubman - as we've come to know in 最近の years - first went on sale in 2007 as the 広い地所-団体/死体d 見解/翻訳/版 of the 小型の hatchback.

Its bloodline goes 支援する some 64 years.?

The 初めの 小型の 広い地所 was 最初 開始する,打ち上げるd as the Morris 小型の Traveller in 1960.?

It was updated as the Clubman 広い地所 in 1970 and then 改名するd the 1000HL before 存在 axed in 1970 until the 指名する and 広い地所 団体/死体 was reborn by BMW in 2007.?

Keeping with the tradition of the 初めの 広い地所s, two 世代s of BMW 小型の Clubmans have featured a pair of barn-style boot doors - a unique feature to this car in the last two 10年間s.

While the sixties 初めのs were two-door models, BMW's first 試みる/企てる at a compact 広い地所 was a quirky three-door variant, with one 後部 door on the nearside of the car.

While this was 有益な for kerbside 入ること/参加(者) and 出口 in countries where 運転者s 運動 on the 権利, it wasn't rebodied for the UK market and - as a result - was bought in far smaller numbers than the 従来の hatchback.

Both the original?Austin Seven Countryman and Morris Mini Traveller were two-door models with a pair of barn-style boot doors at the back

Both the 初めの?Austin S even 同国人 and Morris 小型の Traveller were two-door models with a pair of barn-style boot doors at the 支援する

BMW relaunched the Clubman in 2007 and retained the hinged pair of rear doors as a nod to the original Mini estates

BMW 再発進するd the Clubman in 2007 and 保持するd the hinged pair of 後部 doors as a nod to the 初めの 小型の 広い地所s

The first-generation BMW Mini had a quirky single rear door - the only problem was it was on the roadside for British customers and not the kerbside, which limited its appeal

The first-世代 BMW 小型の had a quirky 選び出す/独身 後部 door - the only problem was it was on the 道端 for British 顧客s and not the kerbside, which 限られた/立憲的な its 控訴,上告

Pictured: The last Mini Clubman to come off the Plant Oxford assembly line in recent days. The second-generation BMW Mini Clubman reverted to a more conventional four-door layout

Pictured: The last 小型の Clubman to come off the 工場/植物 Oxford 議会 line in 最近の days. The second-世代 BMW 小型の Clubman 逆戻りするd to a more 従来の four-door layout

The second-世代 Clubman, 開始する,打ち上げるd in 2015, 修正するd this 問題/発行する with a more 従来の four-door design.?

Its demise comes as the 人気 of 伝統的な 広い地所 cars has gone into 拒絶する/低下する, 特に as a result of 増加するd 需要・要求する for SUVs models, as 最高潮の場面d in This is Money 排除的 分析 of the new car market over the last 10年間.

In fact. the Clubman has stood almost alone in the small 広い地所 car segment for the last three years, 特に since the culling of the few 競争相手s that had 存在するing on the market, 含むing Seat's Ibiza ST and Skoda's Fabia 広い地所.

The only 競争相手 to the 小型の on sale today is Dacia's Jogger - the smallest seven-seat model sold in Britain, which is an 広い地所 見解/翻訳/版 of the Sandero supermini.?

The Clubman's demise is a result of dwindling demand for traditional estate cars and more drivers wanting SUVs

The Clubman's demise is a result of dwindling 需要・要求する for 伝統的な 広い地所 cars and more drivers wanting SUVs

Employees at Plant Oxford stand alongside the final Clubman estate to come off the assembly line in recent days

従業員s at 工場/植物 Oxford stand と一緒に the final Clubman 広い地所 to come off the 議会 line in 最近の days

The Clubman has been 製造(する)d at the brand's Cowley 施設 since it first went on sale as part of 小型の's 復活 of its 範囲.

Over 1.1 million Clubman cars have been created in total, with over half of those 存在 built at the Oxfordshire factory.?

The end of the road for its 生産/産物 will 許す for 工場/植物 Oxford's 近づいている regeneration.?

It is 予定 to be 昇格d as part of a 連合させるd £600million 投資 from BMW and the UK 政府 to 変える it to an EV 生産/産物 施設.?

Commenting on the end of 生産/産物, Dr. Markus Gr?neisl, ceo of 工場/植物 Oxford and the Swindon パネル盤-making 施設, said: 'We are incredibly proud to have built the 小型の Clubman at 工場/植物s Oxford and Swindon over the last 18 years for 顧客s all over the world.?

'With its 出発, we look ahead to welcoming members of the new 小型の family to our Oxford and Swindon lines, 含むing a new 転換できる model which we will start to produce at the end of this year.'

This is the Clubman's replacement - the Aceman crossover. The EV is spotted here during final hot-weather testing

This is the Clubman's 交替/補充 - the Aceman crossover. The EV is spotted here during final hot-天候 実験(する)ing?

With four doors, a large tailgate and room for five inside, the Aceman is due to sit between the Mini Cooper and Mini Countryman

With four doors, a large tailgate and room for five inside, the Aceman is 予定 to sit between the 小型の Cooper and 小型の 同国人

The Clubman's 交替/補充, the Aceman, has recently been spotted 実験(する)ing - though ひどく disguised ahead of its 十分な 明かすing in a few months' time.

With four doors, a large tailgate and room for five inside, the Aceman is 予定 to take the Clubman's 位置/汚点/見つけ出す by sitting between the 小型の Cooper and 小型の 同国人 as the third stand-alone model in 小型の's new all-electric family.

It will be 申し込む/申し出d only with an all-electric powertrain and 54.2 kWh 殴打/砲列.

The new Aceman will be built 最初 in 中国, under a 共同の 投機・賭ける with Chinese carmaker 広大な/多数の/重要な 塀で囲む.

A 簡潔な/要約する history of the 小型の 広い地所?

Pictured: A 1962 Mini Traveller Super Luxe version

Pictured: A 1962 小型の Traveller 最高の Luxe 見解/翻訳/版

Featuring a longer chassis and distinctive barn-style rear doors, the original Traveller offered additional space and practicality over the conventional Mini

Featuring a longer chassis and 独特の barn-style 後部 doo rs, the 初めの Traveller 申し込む/申し出d 付加 space and practicality over the 従来の 小型の

The Clubman silhouette dates 支援する to the 早期に 1960s, when 小型の’s owner, British モーター 会社/団体 (BMC), introduced two 広い地所 見解/翻訳/版s of the 初めの 小型の: the Austin Seven 同国人 and Morris 小型の Traveller.

Featuring a longer chassis and 独特の barn-style 後部 doors, both models 申し込む/申し出d 付加 space and practicality.?

と一緒に the Riley Elf and Wolseley Hornet - which were longer, more luxurious saloon 見解/翻訳/版s of the 小型の - these cars 覆うd the way for the first 小型の Clubman.

Pictured: A 1962 Austin Seven Countryman

Pictured: A 1962 Austin Seven 同国人

In 1967, British モーター Holdings (以前 BMC) 始める,決める out to 簡素化する the 小型の 大臣の地位, 雇うing renowned designer Roy Haynes to 連合させる せいにするs from all four models into a 選び出す/独身 car: the 小型の Clubman.?

The final design was far more angular and featured a 独特の 前線 nose, which was 10cm longer than the 初めの 小型の.

In the end, three 生産/産物 乗り物s were based on the Clubman, with the first car debuting in 1969 as a saloon, followed by the Clubm an 広い地所 a year later.?

The original Mini Clubman estate emerged in 1970. This image shows a 1973 car

The 初めの 小型の Clubman 広い地所 現れるd in 1970. This image shows a 1973 car

The third was the 1275 GT, which did not 耐える the Clubman 指名する but did 株 its 独特の nose and was famed for its motorsport career.

The seventies brought new features 含むing a more powerful, 45bhp engine and 味方する (土地などの)細長い一片s.?

訴訟/進行 to 支配する the 自動推進の market for over a 10年間, almost 600,000 小型の Clubman were produced ? 含むing 197,000 広い地所s ? before it finished 生産/産物 in 1982 under the 1000HL 広い地所 moniker.

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