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UK safety experts worry the Mini Clubman's 'suicide' door is too dangerous

The redesigned Mini Clubman that was unveiled in Frankfurt this week is raising eyebrows in the UK. As you can see in the picture above (taken by our friends at Autoblog), the Mini Clubman has a suicide door on the (in most of Europe and America) passenger side. In the UK, though, where the car will go on sale in November, the suicide door is on the driver side. Not good, as it means other vehicles could hit the door and do terrible things to someone exiting the vehicle. BMW says that passengers can always exit on the passenger side for ... Read more →

Survey shows buyers unaware that MINI D emits less CO2 than hybrids Sam Abuelsamid

BMW-owned MINI recently commissioned YouGov PLC to conduct a survey on alternative fuels and technologies in Britain. It turns that few respondents were aware that some diesel-powered cars actually ...

UK safety experts worry the Mini Clubman's 'suicide' door is too dangerous 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The redesigned Mini Clubman that was unveiled in Frankfurt this week is raising eyebrows in the UK. As you can see in the picture above (taken by our friends at Autoblog), the Mini Clubman has a suicide door on the (in most of Europe and America) passenger side. In the UK, though, where the car ...

Survey shows buyers unaware that MINI D emits less CO2 than hybrids 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

BMW-owned MINI recently commissioned YouGov PLC to conduct a survey on alternative fuels and technologies in Britain. It turns that few respondents were aware that some diesel-powered cars actually had lower CO2 emissions than the hybrids currently on the market. Of the cars included in the list ...


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