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MOTORS

MINI COOPER CLUBMAN D
AS I AM NOT A POLITICIAN, AND HENCE PRONE TO DANGEROUSLY HONEST OUTBURSTS, I
FEEL I NEED TO DECLARE MY INTERESTS AT THE START OF THIS ARTICLE. I AM, AND ALWAYS
HAVE BEEN, A HUGE FAN OF MINIS, AND PRIOR TO THAT, MINIS AS WELL. AND HAVING OWNED
SEVERAL INCARNATIONS OF THE REBOOT OF THIS MAGNIFICENT MOTORING LEGEND, I CAN
SAY WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT MY FAVOURITE MINI, IN FACT ONE OF MY FAVOURITE EVER CARS,
WAS MY TRUSTY MINI COOPER CLUBMAN D. SO, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, I WAS VERY EXCITED
TO SEE WHAT MINI HAD DONE TO MAKE THE SECOND VERSION OF THIS FANTASTIC CAR EVEN
BETTER. AND I WASN'T DISAPPOINTED.

WO R D S BY LU K E YAT E S, P H OTO S BY A N DY H O R T I N

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