[Evlkarl]

I guess the Mini Heads must be bias or the Clubby is the better car.

Despite the X1 having 39 hp more than the Clubman, the X1 never rewards the driver the way the MINI does. For our money the extra room and luxuries that it delivers can’t overcome that.

http://www.motoringfile.com/2016/08/22/mf-review-bmw-x1-vs-mini-clubman/

 

[jeremybingham]

Had a clubman cooper on loan while mine was serviced. Fabulous drive loved it. Real mini limo feel. Would happily have one. Great posts BTW evlkarl.you make the forum really interesting.Thank you!

 

[Evlkarl]

Jeremy, thank you for the kind words. I hate to say it the Clubby is a much better looking car imho than the BMW and I am not Mini bias well maybe just a little.

 

[siriuszero]

The article is definitely MINI-biased and the author explains as much in the comments. He also runs Bimmerfile, the BMW counterpart and looks at the Clubman from a BMW driver's POV. What we really need to wonder is, since the X1 is basically the basis for the new F60 Countryman, will the F60 also suffer the same shortcomings the X1 did from a MINI owner's POV, like in the article?

 

[AarnMunro]

The F60 probably will be a bit shorter and with 100 or 50 kg less than X1.
And less tall.
The answer to your question can be "almost"...it will be between X1 and F54.