Our JCW Clubman Gets Dialed-in with OEM+ Suspension and Chassis Modifications
After a long wait, I recently took delivery of the last customer order Clubman JCW to be delivered in the US. But as you all know buying a MINI is just the...
Video Review: 2023 MINI Countryman Untamed: the Good, The Weird & The Surprises
Our MINI Countryman Cooper S Untamed edition has left the building. It’s been our daily driver for the past 12 months and has been the epitome of a loyal friend. But how...
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...
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...
2021 JCW Countryman 15,000 Mile Long-term Review
The JCW Countryman is the best version of MINI’s best selling product. With 306 hp going through a part-time AWD system and an 8 speed automatic, it’s a modern take on what...
The Essential Options of the JCW Countryman
For over 3,000 miles our long term MINI JCW Countryman test car has proved itself to be the most capable MINI we’ve ever tested. But if we were to have ordered things...
CarPlay Might be the Best Option We Have On Our 2021 JCW Countryman
Except CarPlay is now, not an option. MINI has made it standard across the range. While we’ve called CarPlay beta software in years past, it has become exceptional over the last two...