Mini Paceman
The Mini Paceman is a three-door subcompact crossover SUV sold and manufactured by BMW under the Mini brand. 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. The production model debuted in September 2012.
| Mini Paceman (R61) | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | BMW (Mini) |
| Production | 2012–2016 |
| Model years | 2013–2016 |
| Assembly | Austria: Graz (Magna Steyr) |
| Designer | Dirk Müller-Stolz |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Subcompact crossover SUV |
| Body style | 3-door SUV |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive |
| Related | Mini Countryman |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| 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-litre petrol or diesel and 2.0-litre diesel inline four engines in various states of tune. Unlike most of the Mini range, the Paceman was not manufactured in the UK but in Graz, Austria, by Magna Steyr, along with the Countryman.
BMW ended production of the Paceman in late 2016 as BMW executives felt it was positioned too close to the Countryman in Mini’s line-up.