The MotoringFile MINI Countryman Ordering Guide
After ten months behind the wheel of our long-term Countryman tester, we’re here to tell you what we would have done differently. Perhaps more importantly, how you should spec your own Countryman...
World Premier: 2013 JCW MINIs
The 2013 JCWs have been announced with the new valvtronic engine. Surprisingly, outside of the Countryman, the JCW range will not have higher output. The HP figure will remain at 211 hp...
Red Roof Radio Episode #1: R53 vs R56, R60 Debate, Countryman Coupe & Why a 9 Speed Auto Doesn’t Tempt Us
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Spied: Countryman Coupe Prototypes
Autoblog has some very interesting photos of Countryman Coupe test mules out being put through their Paceman paces. What’s perhaps most of note is just how close to the Paceman Concept these...
Rumor: Next Generation MINIs to Offer 8 or 9 Speed Auto
Ever since the six speed Aisin automatic was introduced in the Cooper for the 2005 model year, MINI fans have been waiting for something better. We can now confirm that something better...
Exclusive: MINI’s GP Line-up Revealed
Last week we broke the news that MINI is planning on turning the GP name into a high performance sub-brand for MINI and to a lesser degree JCW. But what does this...
Video: Countryman JCW Flies a Human Kite
Wing suit + Countryman JCW = a new kind of human flight? If this video isn’t an episode of Mythbusters waiting to happen, I don’t know what is. What do you think?...
MINI Paceman Re-named as the Countryman Coupe
We’ve known for awhile that MIIN was looking to re-name the Paceman but until now we’ve not hear anything specific about the name. We theorized that MINI could go with something as...
MF Garage: 10,000 Miles of the Countryman
When the Countryman was first announced, pretty much everyone on MF hoped the earth would crack open and swallow it whole the moment it arrived. A MINI “SUV” needed to be sent...
MINI at the Geneva Auto Show: Live Photos
To put it plainly MINI at Geneva this year is all about the Clubvan and the MINI Countryman JCW. And clearly the JCW CM is the star of the show. In person...