MINI Clubman S Hybrid

We’ve already been treated to an all-electric version of the MINI in the form of the MINI E experimental vehicle, which from our initial drive we determined is far from ready for production, but a hybrid variant could be a much more viable option for the immediate future. BMW appears to have the same thinking as a MINI prototype wearing “Hybrid Drive” stickers has been spotted testing in Germany. We can only guess that the hybrid system is some combination of existing MINI gas-burner plus an electric drive--possibly even a simpler version of the mild hybrid system found in the BMW...