At the Detroit Machine Show, MINI unveiled their latest and newest concept. Following the aforementioned steps as the X5 and X6 models, MINI launches a coupe version of the Countryman nether the Paceman name tag.

The Sports Activity Coupe from MINI retains the familiar MINI family front terminate, merely adds its own distinctive design cues. At a first glance, MINI Paceman resembles the last yr'due south release Countryman. The large headlights with chrome surrounds extend far into the forepart wings and, together with the strikingly contoured bonnet, emphasize the imposing front end.

Just like the MINI Countryman being built in Graz, Austria, the Paceman will exist joining the production lines at Magna Steyr equally well. Dr. Klaus Draeger confirmed today for a pocket-size newspaper that product of Paceman will brainstorm in tardily 2012 with first units arriving at dealerships in 2013.
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While the Mini Countryman product is expected to deliver 100,000 units a yr, Paceman production will bring to the market around 20,000 units. BMW X6 sales counted 46,404 units in 201, nigh half as many customers as the X5, which came to 102,178 units.

Simply like the Countryman, Paceman is a front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive vehicle.

The Magna Graz constitute is condign increasingly of import for MINI, simply the chief production lines nevertheless run at the Oxford factory.

[Source: BimmerToday ]