The Ultimate Off-Road MINI Is Here: The X-Raid Countryman
The Dakar rally team X-raid knows MINIs. They’ve won the five times with them over the past eight years and have a history of off-road innovation. Now they’re applying a bit of...
MINI USA Launches the Value Priced MINI Countryman Oxford Edition
Today MINI USA is confirming what we reported last spring; the value priced Oxford Edition is coming to the Countryman. The MINI Oxford Edition was originally a hatch only variant packaged for...
What Should Our Next MINI Be?
We’ve had an incredible 11 months in our 2020 JCW Clubman but it’s time for a change. As we have every year over the last decade we spend 12 living with MINI’s...
MINI to Grow Crossover Offerings Including Electric MINI Models
Over the past year we’ve report that MINI is looking to grow the current line-up by offering more crossover – including an all electric MINI model. Today that stalwart of the industry,...
Could an all Electric Countryman Be Coming?
BMW has announced its intention to build several all-electric models based off of current or upcoming cars. Notably in the list is the BMW X1 which underpins the MINI Countryman. What does...
The Revised 2021 JCW Countryman In Depth
While the recently revised 2021 Countryman has garnered a lot of attention on these pages, we haven’t looked too close at the range topping JCW yet. Lets change that with a deep...
Analogue Gauges Are Dead
With the introduction of the digital cluster in the Cooper SE this March, MINI has begun the phase out of analogue garages in the cockpits of its cars. Of course analogue is...
Longterm Review: 2019 JCW Countryman
Today we revisit our review of the 2019 JCW Countryman we ran for 12 month. A manual with all wheel drive, it was a rare beast in today’s automotive world. But what...
MINI to Add Larger Crossover to Line-up
MINI is about to get bigger. For the last several years we’ve heard from our sources that MINI is planning an even larger crossover positioned above the Countryman. Now thanks to a...
MINI USA Lowers Prices and Adds Equipment for 2021
Big news from MINI USA Today with the announcement of 2021 MINI Pricing and Equipment updates. Among the changes are lower prices across the board, the return of the manual (in some...