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Mini’s new Clubman All4 is perfect for winter. Perhaps

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Mini’s new Clubman All4 is perfect for winter. Perhaps | Top Gear

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Icy conditions yield both AWD cars and winter driving tips. The two may conflict

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Mini’s new Clubman All4 is perfect for winter. Perhaps

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Icy conditions yield both AWD cars and winter driving tips. The two may conflict

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Icy conditions yield both AWD cars and winter driving tips. The two may conflict

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Mini’s new Clubman All4 is perfect for winter. Perhaps

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Mini’s new Clubman All4 is perfect for winter. Perhaps

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Mini’s new Clubman All4 is perfect for winter. Perhaps

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Icy conditions yield both AWD cars and winter driving tips. The two may conflict

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After an unseasonably mild December, the biting cold - well, something very slightly south of zero degrees Celsius - has Britain in its grasp.

This means two things: manufacturers are jumping on a marketing opportunity for their four-wheel-driven cars, and driving institutes are publishing friendly, helpful and occasionally condescending tips.

Meet the new Mini Clubman All4, and a sterling example of the former. Mini has even whisked it off to some particularly snowy climes for some lovely pictures. Top notch PR, but it’s no doubt to the chagrin of Brake, who have been trotting out the latter. “Never set off when it’s snowing or forecast to,” the safety-conscious organisation tells us. Oops.

But with the Mini’s stability control system monitoring grip and apportioning power between its axles accordingly, countering understeer or oversteer, the AWD Clubman should help you avoid trouble if you decide to give Brake’s advice as wide a berth as they recommend you give the car in front.

The All4 tech has filtered down from the Countryman, though it’s a new generation version with sharper dynamics in mind. Perfect for making sure you “point the front wheels in the direction you want them to go,” the very sage advice originating from the Institute of Advanced Motorists. Now we know where we’ve been going wrong.

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AWD is available only on higher powered Clubmans, however, namely the 189bhp Cooper S petrol and the 187bhp Cooper SD diesel. Not helpful when both Brake and the IAM insist we drive very slowly in wintry conditions. Bother.

The Clubman scores some points back with its new, more practical character, though, boasting two proper back doors and more luggage space than its predecessor.

Perfect, then, for squeezing in the winter driving essentials recommended by GEM Motoring Assist. Namely, a "shovel, fully charged mobile phone, torch, ice scraper, food, water, jump leads, first aid kit, warm clothes and a supply of sand or gravel.” Yup.

Mini’s tyre pressure monitor will also help you keep the necessary watchful eye on your rubber, while the Chili pack - a winter pun-friendly option that over 50 per cent of Clubman buyers will tick - includes automatic air conditioning, which should keep the windows nice and clear.

On balance, then, the Mini should win the hearts of our mollycoddling driving insititutes. Shouldn’t it? “The easiest way to avoid trouble from winter conditions is not to venture out in the car,” says GEM. Oh…

Top Gear’s winter driving tips are here

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After an unseasonably mild December, the biting cold - well, something very slightly south of zero degrees Celsius - has Britain in its grasp.

This means two things: manufacturers are jumping on a marketing opportunity for their four-wheel-driven cars, and driving institutes are publishing friendly, helpful and occasionally condescending tips.

Meet the new Mini Clubman All4, and a sterling example of the former. Mini has even whisked it off to some particularly snowy climes for some lovely pictures. Top notch PR, but it’s no doubt to the chagrin of Brake, who have been trotting out the latter. “Never set off when it’s snowing or forecast to,” the safety-conscious organisation tells us. Oops.

But with the Mini’s stability control system monitoring grip and apportioning power between its axles accordingly, countering understeer or oversteer, the AWD Clubman should help you avoid trouble if you decide to give Brake’s advice as wide a berth as they recommend you give the car in front.

The All4 tech has filtered down from the Countryman, though it’s a new generation version with sharper dynamics in mind. Perfect for making sure you “point the front wheels in the direction you want them to go,” the very sage advice originating from the Institute of Advanced Motorists. Now we know where we’ve been going wrong.

AWD is available only on higher powered Clubmans, however, namely the 189bhp Cooper S petrol and the 187bhp Cooper SD diesel. Not helpful when both Brake and the IAM insist we drive very slowly in wintry conditions. Bother.

The Clubman scores some points back with its new, more practical character, though, boasting two proper back doors and more luggage space than its predecessor.

Perfect, then, for squeezing in the winter driving essentials recommended by GEM Motoring Assist. Namely, a "shovel, fully charged mobile phone, torch, ice scraper, food, water, jump leads, first aid kit, warm clothes and a supply of sand or gravel.” Yup.

Mini’s tyre pressure monitor will also help you keep the necessary watchful eye on your rubber, while the Chili pack - a winter pun-friendly option that over 50 per cent of Clubman buyers will tick - includes automatic air conditioning, which should keep the windows nice and clear.

On balance, then, the Mini should win the hearts of our mollycoddling driving insititutes. Shouldn’t it? “The easiest way to avoid trouble from winter conditions is not to venture out in the car,” says GEM. Oh…

Top Gear’s winter driving tips are here

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Icy conditions yield both AWD cars and winter driving tips. The two may conflict