MINI has a diehard fan base and is teasing them with several new concept cars that may or may not come to fruition. The problem with concepts is that anyone wanting the item aches for it to be available On the other hand, it gives those with imagination and tools the fodder to run with the idea and ask “how small can you go?”
The Clubvan Camper is being called the world’s smallest luxury camper van and the basic Clubman has been adapted to provide sleeping for one person by removing all the other seats besides the driver’s. The bed (with storage underneath) extends from front to back on the passenger side of the vehicle and the space behind the driver’s side becomes a kitchenette which extends on rollers out the pair of rear doors. The kitchenette includes a two burner stove with slide out counter space, storage and a chest refrigerator. The Clubvan also has an auxiliary heater, a small flatscreen TV and a handheld shower designed to be used outside the vehicle.
MINI presented this concept along with two other “overnight solutions” concepts that can be integrated with any MINI: the Countryman ALL4, a camping tent that can be mounted on the roof of any MINI or MINI Clubman, and the MINI Cowley, a bright red teardrop trailer.
Photos by MINI and GizMag
By Christina Nellemann for the [Tiny House Blog]