In-Person With the Bigger & More Powerful MINI Countryman JCW
Our First Take On The petrol powered, 312 HP Countryman JCW. New from the Inside Out. The MINI Countryman JCW is a big deal for the brand. It’s also a big MINI....
Longterm Review: the 2023 MINI Countryman Untamed Edition
Hitting the 10,000 mile mark on our longterm 2023 MINI Countryman S Untamed Edition felt rather anticlimactic. When a car is this reliable, easy to live and yet still fun to drive,...
The all new BMW X1 vs the MINI Countryman – Is New Always Better?
Maturity. That’s the overriding feeling you get when you step out of the 2023 F60 Countryman and into the new BMW X1. The X1 has raised the bar dramatically in terms of...
Our 2023 MINI Countryman Untamed Edition Might be the Ultimate Roadtrip MINI
Is it possible to call any MINI the perfect highway car? In a word, no. But our 2023 MINI Countryman Untamed Edition may just be the perfect highway MINI. Recently we’ve been...
2023 BMW X1 28i Review – a Software Upgrade In the Making
You get used to it. That’s not how you want to begin a review of any car let alone a BMW. Yet that was our overriding theme in the week and almost...
MINI Countryman Untamed Edition – 5000 Mile Update
Spending 5,000 miles in a car tells you a lot. Behind the wheel of the Countryman Untamed it’s confirmed just how great an all-round small crossover this is. But coming off of...
Our New Countryman With All-Seasons in Snow – The Results
We don’t advocate summer tires in cold conditions. We never have and we never will. However all-seasons are different. But can they get through a Chicago winter? For the first time we...
the Unique Design Elements of our 2023 MINI Countryman Untamed Edition
When we first laid eyes on our 2023 MINI Countryman Untamed Edition we were immediately smitten. Moving past the very “on the nose” name for a moment. This might be the best...
The Best MINI We Drove All Year Isn’t New But It is an Electric Mini
2022 wasn’t full off new metal for MINI. The refreshed hatch and Countryman debuted in 2020-2021 and the Clubman before that. The electric hatch is a known commodity and the hybrid Countryman...
First Drive: 2023 BMW M240i Is The Rear Wheel Drive Swan Song We Deserve
Editors note: It’s the holidays and we’re doing something a little different this week. We’re going to be reviewing a few of the most interesting cars we’ve driven this year within the...
Review: The 2023 Electric BMW i7 & BMW 760i Are the New Kings of Luxury
Editors note: It’s the holidays and we’re doing something a little different this week. We’re going to be reviewing a few of the most interesting cars we’ve driven this year within the...