MINI USA Sales up a Shocking 84% for August
MINI USA reported the best August ever with sales of 5,718 automobiles, an increase of 83.9 percent from the 3,109 sold in August, 2011. What’s driving this increase? The volume leaders are...
MF Garage: MINI Countryman Cooper S End of Term
It’s been one year and 13,000 miles since we first took the keys fob of the MINI Countryman Cooper S All4. This is a car more than a few MINI fans thought...
Video: The Thrill Bench
Back in March when MINI brought the JCW Countryman to the Geneva Motor Show, they did a bit of environmental advertising to get the car noticed. MINI set up a bench equipped...
Official: North American JCW Countryman Gets 208 hp (10 Less than Euro Model)
Late this past winter MINI rolled out the highly anticipated JCW Countryman. But perhaps more interesting to MINI fans was the introduction of Valvetronic to the JCW engine. This throttle-free load control...
MF Exclusive: Countryman to Receive Early Interior Refresh for 2013
The MINI Countryman is just two years into it’s seven year cycle and selling briskly. So why is MINI updating the interior? In a word, the Paceman. MINI moved up a couple...
Limited Edition Chili Red Countryman Bound for US Dealers
MINI USA has twisted the arm of someone at the Austrian plant where the Countryman is built and persuaded them to create a special model finished in MINI’s signature Chili Red. We...
MINI USA Announced 2013 Pricing and Updates
MINI USA has just lifted the covers on 2013 pricing across the line-up. Lots to talk about and take in but first some highlights: – Bluetooth will be standard on every 2013...
The JCW Engine Kit & Suspension Not Coming to the Countryman
MINI is now officially telling us that the JCW Engine Kit will not be coming to the R60 Countryman. The reason? Proposed sales aren’t high enough to justify the cost of engineering...
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...