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The Paceman goes for an adventure

The Paceman goes for an adventure

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The creative minds at MINI are at work again. This time round, they created a pickup-like off-roader based on the Cooper S Paceman ALL4.

 

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Dubbed the Paceman Adventure, the unique variant is the result of a creative collaboration between young apprentices and their instructors at the BMW plant in Munich and Dingolfing.

 

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And while the idea of an off-roader is nothing new, the result is pretty spectacular if you ask us. The Adventure looks at home off the beaten tracks.

 

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The two-seater pickup also seems to make light work fording in swampy terrain, no thanks to 184 horses sent to all wheels via the marque's ALL4 drive technology.

 

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It is unlikely that the cargo area will do some serious loot tugging.

 

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But otherwise, the Adventure comes equipped with proper stuffs to keep it going in the wild, such as a modified chassis with extended ground clearance and much higher front and rear clearance ramps. The snorkel-like air intake also suggests that it will rise up to the occasion should you encounter any river crossing.

 

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Much to our disappointment, however, there are no plans for the Adventure to go for series production.




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Much to our disappointment, however, there are no plans for the Adventure to go for series production.

 

It's not a disappointment for MINI fans and owners loh. Don't think many want to see this go into production

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Wow something that is unlike MINI, shows you the versatility of the platform and the capability of current generation of engineers!

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