Mini Concept Paceman
Mini concept previews 2-door Paceman. The car will be showcased at the Detroit car Show next month. The Paceman uses the same platform and has the same size as the Countryman crossover, Mini’s first four-door that goes on sale early next year. The concept also has a larger tailgate than the Countryman. Mini said in a release the car has not been approved for production but “Paceman could form yet another building block in the growth of the Mini brand.” The concept has a familiar small front end with large headlights surrounded by chrome and the same radiator grill as the Cooper S Countryman crossover.
But it has what Mini calls a “coupe tail” to give it an athletic appearance. “In distinction to the more vertical design of the Mini Countryman, we’ve given the Mini Paceman concept a horizontal emphasis and accentuated the width of the car more to underline the powerful look of the study,” Marcus Syring, head of Mini outer design, said in a statement.Under the hood, the Paceman has Mini’s performance-oriented John Cooper Works 1.-6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 211 horsepower.