Sections: JCW, R60 (Countryman) Feb 29th, 2012 29 Comments 
Say what you like about the power or the rather odd end to the video. This thing is mean looking.
Video after the break. continued →
Sections: JCW, R60 (Countryman) Feb 28th, 2012 37 Comments 
The JCW Countryman signals a subtle but important change in the JCW brand. Gone is the softer, standard suspension and in its place is a sports suspension tuned specifically for this car. Then, there’s the engine — complete with BMW’s Valvetronic and a sizable increase in torque and throttle response. This coupled with the JCW’s standard All4 all wheel drive system gives the JCW Countryman a unique place in the JCW range and perhaps even a sign of things to come for the rest of the lineup. We had a chance to drive the prototype of this car back in December, and for those looking for a more powerful, sporting MINI 4-door, your car is about to arrive.
[Official Release] The MINI family is constantly expanding, and new additions have also been made to the range of John Cooper Works models available to customers. For the first time, MINI racing-inspired thrills can be experienced in combination with all-wheel drive. The global introduction of the MINI John Cooper Works will get under way in autumn 2012.
Sections: R56 (Hatch), R57 (Conv.), R58 (Coupe), R59 (Roadster), R60 (Countryman) Feb 14th, 2012 13 Comments 
As is customary, MINI will be rolling out a handful of key changes for production starting this March. As is typical they call into three categories: color and trim, new and/or updated options and restrictions. Let’s take a look at all of them after the break. continued →
Sections: MotoringFile Garage, R60 (Countryman) Feb 13th, 2012 27 Comments 
As recently discussed over at our sister site BimmerFile, there are few guilty pleasures that rival driving a winter-tire equipped rear wheel drive car in snow. It’s the definition of easy hooning and a fun way to play drift champ without sacrificing tires. Yet the front wheel drive MINI gives you a very different experience. It can be a solid car in the snow as it’s light weight and quick steering ratio make it potentially very entertaining in experienced hands. Yet it’s never had the tail-out fun of a classic rear wheel drive car.
Enter the Countryman All4.
Sections: R60 (Countryman) Feb 8th, 2012 12 Comments 
MINI USA has begun informing dealers that the R60 Countryman Cooper S will see it’s speed be artificially limited to 128 mph with March builds. Previously the Countryman Cooper S could eek out 134 mph before wind resistance halted progress. continued →
Sections: Motorsports, R60 (Countryman) Jan 31st, 2012 2 Comments 
It may not be the WRC but MINI has recorded it’s first FIA sanctioned rally win in over four decades with a win at the Qatar International Rally this past weekend. Adbulaziz Al-Kuwari piloted the MINI John Cooper Works Countryman S2000 to a outright victory by over two minutes. A huge MotoringFile congrats to the team!
Official Release: Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari left the opposition in his wake on his first outing with his new MINI John Cooper Works S2000. The man from Qatar claimed overall victory at the Qatar International Rally. continued →
Sections: Countryman Dakar, R60 (Countryman) Jan 15th, 2012 16 Comments 
Stephane Peterhansel clinched his 10th Dakar Rally win today and the first for Mini as a brand in the car category. Peterhansel lead much the event in the category.
The Frenchman battled American Robby Gordon’s Hummer team for most of the way. However a combination of car issues and possible sanctions over a tire inflation system dropped the American back to 5th. continued →
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