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My new MINI Clubman is apparently one of 277 sold in USA in January (one of maybe 750 of the new design, for December and January):

Apart from the Clubman sales, what’s mysterious to me is the extremely low 504 Countryman sales; it’s the lowest monthly sales for that model since it was introduced to USA at the end of 2010!
This is also the first month where they have been zero sales of the Coupe and Roadster; I guess those models really are gone, now.
Lastly, one single convertible – though presumably we’ll soon be seeing sales of the redesigned car.

Monthly sales are recorded here

I’ve taken some “close-up” photos of my new car, for anyone that’s not yet seen one.

Driver seat area, with my seat set back far enough for me (5’10”, long legged!), and close-ups of the driver cockpit:

There’s loads of driver information displays now; the view at the steering wheel shows rev counter and speedometer, with indicators for outside temperature, time, odometer and trip, selected gear and range to empty (this last can show various other information, like mpg or even date). The strange looking bars on the right of the speedometer are the fuel gauge (which took me ages to figure out!)

I love the head up display, though it’s tricky to photograph! It normally shows my current speed and the speed limit (which it gets from navigation map data and also from actually reading road signs while driving!); when using navigation it shows upcoming turn data, and it can also show music selections (shown) when using the steering wheel controls.

There’s pretty good rear seat leg room, even while my seat is set far back.

 
The center display has many options, such as navigation map and music / entertainment details; it’s also possible to have a split screen configuration – the example shows music and navigation together:

The last image is, finally, a backup camera option – I got used to this in my Audi and BMW and missed it in the Countryman; on the other hand rear visibility is good enough in this Clubman that I’ve not really used the camera yet.

Below the center display, the climate controls now include “high end feature” dual climate controls which so far appear to work well and be less annoying than other cars … The start switch is down there too, which I’ve not yet got used to!

 

The colored ring around the center display can be configured to provide “information”, with options such as tracking engine rpms, and lighting up in different ways when settings are adjusted. It can also simply do continuous color changes, following the other interior lights in the car. I’ve not found any of it much use, as it’s not very noticeable when driving. There’s loads of other menus, including one that controls the position of the head up display …

 

Finally, the new Clubman has a powered seat option (for both driver and passenger, with memory for the driver side)! Very useful right now, for the first week or two of driving …

 

I wonder what else I missed …