MINI’s New Touchscreen Navigation is a Huge Upgrade
It’s good guys. It’s really good. That’s the reaction we had when we first played with the new touchscreen navigation last fall at the LA Autoshow. Now that we’ve had a bit...
The 2017 MINI JCW Countryman Is Now Officially Fast
The 2017 MINI JCW Countryman is on an entirely new chassis offering new engines and technology. But that would mean nothing if MINI didn’t improve the one thing that we always thought...
Keep Calm and Shift – The MINI Countryman Cooper S Manual is Coming
MINI (especially in the US) has prided itself in always offering a manual version of every model and trim it sells. The new F60 MINI Countryman will be no exception. As many of you have noted MINI is currently not offering a manual transmission on the Cooper S. That will change very shortly.
First Video: 2017 MINI JCW Countryman
The 2017 MINI JCW Countryman is the largest and most powerful MINI to ever be offered from the brand. Oh technically it’s tied with the JCW Clubman on power and torque output....
World Premier: 2017 MINI JCW Countryman
The 2017 MINI JCW Countryman is here and a little earlier than we had been lead to believe. The formula isn't surprise however. The 228 hp 2.0L engine that powers the rest of the JCW range is here along with the higher torque tune (258 ft worth) that debuted in the JCW Clubman this past fall. This gives the JCW F60 Countryman a 0-60 time of 6.2 seconds - .4 seconds faster than the R60 version that came before it.
2017 Dakar Rally Update – The Dakar Strikes Back
It’s been a tortuous Dakar for many competitors with epic weather and epic stories happening almost daily. Unfortunately through it all MINI has fallen back to six overall and MINIs lead driver...
MINI at Dakar Stage 5: The MINI Team Falls Back to 5th
Official Release: All drivers faced a much shorter route than expected on Stage 5 of the 2017 Dakar, following a decision by race organisers to reduce the route from 692 km to...
MINI USA’s 2017 Countryman Configurator is Live
The day has finally come that we can configure MINI’s highly anticipated Countryman. MINIUSA.com isn’t entirely updated but when you try to configure an the older Countryman model you get the new...
Ask MF: MINI Countryman or the BMW X1?
Long time reader Paul R. is trying to make a decision between two UKL based crossovers – the BMW X1 and the forthcoming Mini Countryman. What’s particularly interesting about these two is...
2017 MINI Countryman Ordering Guide
The 2017 MINI Countryman has been priced but without the configurator it’s hard get a real understanding of what options are actually available and how MINI will group then. Luckily a little...