Why Does (Did?) The Paceman Exist?

I was driving to work this morning and saw what I assumed was a Clubman (which I like) pull out into traffic in front of me. At the next red light, I ended up beside it and noted it was indeed a Paceman, not a Clubman.

After studying it, I was like.....why does this exist? It’s a two door, it’s huge (like, CUV size), it doesn’t seem to have much room or look like it would perform that well.

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I dunno, I’ve always been of the opinion that Mini is essentially a pointless brand that is built on a foundation of lies (look how British we are mein herr!). But this stands out as a stupid offering.

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Still, it is refreshing to know that there is a whole brand out there based solely on hatchbacks somehow in 2020. Look at their lineup (and pricing) compared to Ford’s passenger car offerings....

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Yikes.