MINI Preps the Countryman for its Geneva Debut

That first picture looks like Pure Red and Light Coffee in the foreground. I’m not sure who approved those color choices. The red looks like a tomato. The non-contrasting top on the light coffee makes it look drab. Of course, the dark wheels don’t help.

They should forget about those drab, all-black wheels since they pretty much make the wheels “disappear”; and when combined with the oversized black surrounds it’s really boring.

That Pure Red looks too washed out; like tomato soup made with milk instead of water.

Agree 100% with SFRedMCc about the black wheels. They do not do this crossover ANY favours. Given the larger (black) arch trim and the larger (black) gap in the wheelwells, BMW needs to rely on the wheels even more to grant a “wheels at the corner stance”. An alloy in a shallow offset design to give the wheel a more euro “stretch” look would do wonders (as would spacers). But instead this is what they are putting on the showroom floor… not even one good looking R60 alloy wheel to be seen?

The dark rims, no matter how trendy (read: played out), won’t look good on this car unless the arches are painted body colour and the ride height is dropped significantly to close up the wheel gap. Otherwise a dark wheel is just a visual miss. I’m disappointed to see every one of the R60s in these photos looking rather homely… :(

Feo!

Do you think we will have the option of silver wheels……not really fond of the white and black wheels.

Good Eyes!

I imagine the fluorescent lighting is responsible for washing out the Pure Red, just like it does with most people’s complexions.

I once parked my Chili Red Clubman under those “yellowish” sodium lights they have in some Tucson parking lots; and they made it look “charcoal gray”; which was amazing and actually fun to see it a different color.

MINI- Here’s an idea… Prep one with some 16″ wheels and taller profile light truck tires. I know this goes against the road-hugging, performance-minded approach that MINI has always taken, but I would like to see a Countryman set up more like a Beachcomber. Just for s*#!s and giggles.