Mini creates Vision Gran Turismo Clubman

395hp and four-wheel drive for mad Mini concept. Should be enough for the Sunday Cup

Hang on, we've been here before. Mini has shown us a Clubman concept already, exactly a year ago today in fact. Now there's a Vision Gran Turismo Mini that looks a lot like that Clubman, albeit quite a lot racier.

Anyone else seeing old SEAT Leon?

So there's probably quite a lot we can glean from the two concepts about the new Mini Clubman. Take away the motorsport addenda from this Vision GT car and the silhouette is familiar from the Clubman concept, and the rather odd rear lights have remained too.

But this is a Vision Gran Turismo car, the land of the 600hp Golf cabriolet and that bonkers Alpine thing. So this isn't just a Mini Clubman. Oh no. We're told it has 395hp, four-wheel drive and a six-speed sequential; sure to make it very fast in the game but don't hold out too much hope for a road car...

Styling? Mini promises 'pure motor racing flair', 'maximum sporty flair' and 'broad shoulders' from the Vision GT. It's certainly, er, distinctive, from its wildly flared front arches to its centre-exit exhausts. You'll notice a few John Cooper Works badges around the GT concept, perhaps hinting at an eventual JCW Clubman. Probably without the 22s and the retro tape though.

The Vision Gran Turismo is available on GT6 with today's update. And the road car? Well 26 February 2016 would seem like the most suitable date!