BACK in 2002, retro was all the rage. Bars started popping up with funky old couches and lamps and people started spending an obscene amount of money on second-hand furniture., , Volkswagen had successfully launched the New Beetle two years earlier and BMW, smelling profits, resurrected the Mini badge for a new generation. , , Since then, Mini has launched a second-generation hatch as well as the stretched Clubman, the Countryman crossover and the Coupe and Roadster twins., , The Paceman is the seventh model in Mini's arsenal and arrives with no obvious competitors as Mini claims a new sub-segment of 'Sports Activity Coupe'. , , Can a lowered, sporty version of the Countryman steal sales from traditional sports-cars and performance-focused SUVs?, , Click Our opinion to find out more...