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...
MF Garage: 12,000 Miles in a MINI Clubman Has Given Us Some Ideas
While we have a month to go in our one year test of our 2016 MINI Clubman Cooper S, the car has officially turned one year old. Part of the US market...
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...
New Photos & Video: The 2017 JCW Clubman
We’ll be honest. What you see above could very well be our favorite MINI. We’ve been smitten for over 10,000 miles with our long term Clubman Cooper S. The only thing it...
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...
Confirmed: Apple CarPlay is Coming to the MINI Countryman in 2017
<a href="https://www.motoringfile.com/2015/09/04/carplay-is-coming-to-the-mini-with-touchscreen-idrive/">Over a year ago</a> we told you that MINI was working behind the scenes to bring Apple <a href="http://www.apple.com/ios/carplay/">CarPlay</a> to market. Now we can confirm the timing. According to sources familiar with MINIs' plans, Apple CarPlay will be available on the F60 MINI Countryman beginning with July 2017 production. This option (yup, it'll be an option) will only be available with MINI's new touchscreen navigation (OE 609). The standard 6.5" iDrive system in the Countryman will not be available with CarPlay.
MINI USA Changes Paint Costs – Moving Non-Metallics to $500
MINIs worldwide paint pricing structure is changing in 2017 and the all-new MINI Countryman is the first affected vehicle in the US. Until now MINI charged an extra $500 for all metallic...
2017 MINI Countryman Pricing In Detail
The 2017 MINI Countryman pricing is here and it’s more or less what we expected. MINI is positioning the Countryman as a premium vehicle in both design, quality and now cost. Lets...
MINI JCW Countryman Confirmed for 2017 Launch
The new F60 based MINI JCW Countryman is coming in 2017. According to several sources the car will debut later in 2017 likely with either June or September production. The car will...