Guess at the same time my main sticking point is the same as the Coupe JCW. With the stock suspension both are better at the straight line performance than they are with corners. Who would have ever thought that this would be the case on a German owned, British car.

I would love Top Gear getting their hands on a stock JCW coupe and clubman, can almost hear Jeremy’s rant already about the Mini’s with daft suspension for the power the car makes. I can almost hear “RUBBISH” from him the first time this car sloughs wide in a corner and then torque steers its way out.

Still for me guess the Clubman is best left in the standard Clubman, Clubman D, and Clubman S versions, with the Clubman D still being my personal hands down pick.