Sketches of a new estate version of the Mini were shown at the 2000 Paris Motor Show, and a rendering of the estate concept (internally named EXT), wore the Clubman name on the licence plate.
skˈɛtʃᵻz əvə nˈuː ᵻstˈeɪt vˈɜːʒən ʌvðə mˈɪni wɜː ʃˈoʊn æt ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd pˈæɹɪs mˈoʊɾɚ ʃˈoʊ, ænd ɐ ɹˈɛndɚɹɪŋ ʌvðɪ ᵻstˈeɪt kˈɑːnsɛpt ɪntˈɜːnəli nˈeɪmd ˌiːˌɛkstˈiː, wˈoːɹ ðə klˈʌbmən nˈeɪm ɔnðə lˈaɪsəns plˈeɪt.