As if the lines hadn’t already been blurred enough within the Mini brand, they have now gone even further with its new Mini Countryman. This new Mini Countryman is a genuine crossover, bridging the gap between the classic MINI and a modern Sports Activity Vehicle.
The Countryman will be the fourth model in the Mini family introducing two unique features; it’s the first model in the Mini range with four doors and a wide-opening rear lid, it’s also the first Mini to offer all-wheel drive.
BMW describe it as offering enhanced opportunities in urban mobility and beyond, providing that unique driving pleasure so typical of MINI to new target groups requiring extra space and flexibility. The Countryman carries on the design of the Mini brand, combining larger body dimensions, greater ground clearance, voluminous wheel arches and upright rear light clusters extending visibly from the body .
Positioned almost upright, the front end bears out strong presence and is said to optimize pedestrian safety. The extra space within the car, in turn, is emphasized by extra-large windows, the introduction of four doors, and the individual shape of the roof. The particularly wide frame around the lower part of the body and the powerfully flared wheel arches highlight the robust character of the car and its all-wheel drive.
Mini’s new Countryman – love it or hate it, it’s certainly unique
Within the interior the Mini Countryman boasts innovative design and function elements throughout. The slightly elevated seating position provides comfortable and pleasant access to the car and optimizes the driver’s all-round view. The Central Display and air vents are surrounded by colored rings. The Mini Center Rail extends from front to rear instead of a conventional center console, which then opens up new, individual options for integrating all kinds of storage boxes, cup-holders, external audio devices, mobile phones and other features. Flexibly positioned clip-in elements enable the driver and passengers to subdivide the storage boxes individually as required, keeping travel utensils within easy reach, wherever they are required. At the same time the Center Rail forms an unconventional, visual and functional connection between the front seats and the rear passenger area.
Within the interior the Mini Countryman boasts innovative design and function elements throughout. The slightly elevated seating position provides comfortable and pleasant access to the car and optimizes the driver’s all-round view. The Central Display and air vents are surrounded by colored rings. The Mini Center Rail extends from front to rear instead of a conventional center console, which then opens up new, individual options for integrating all kinds of storage boxes, cup-holders, external audio devices, mobile phones and other features. Flexibly positioned clip-in elements enable the driver and passengers to subdivide the storage boxes individually as required, keeping travel utensils within easy reach, wherever they are required. At the same time the Center Rail forms an unconventional, visual and functional connection between the front seats and the rear passenger area.
As standard, the Countryman comes with four seats, while a three-seat bench is available as a no-cost option. The interior is said to provide generous legroom, headroom and shoulder room whilst the rear seats move fore-and-aft either individually or in a 60 : 40 (three-seat bench) split, whilst the backrests may be tilted for angle either individually or in a 40 : 20 : 40 (three-seat bench) arrangement, increasing capacity in the luggage compartment.
The Countryman will be launched with a choice of three petrol and two diesel engines, all featuring the new generation of power units complying with the EU5 and ULEV II emission standards. The power range extends from 89 bhp in the Mini One D Countryman all the way to 182 bhp in the Mini Cooper S Countryman. The 1.6L 4-cylinder petrol engine in the top model comes for the first time not only with a twin-scroll turbocharger and direct fuel injection, but also with fully variable valve management, improving fuel consumption whilst retaining performance.
As a particular highlight of the MINIMALISM fuel efficiency concept, the Mini Countryman comes as standard and in appropriate combinations on each model with a wide range of features serving to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, among them Brake Energy Regeneration, Auto Start Stop, a gearshift point indicator, and on-demand management of the engine’s ancillary units. And as an alternative to the six-speed manual gearbox featured as standard, the petrol engine models are also available with six-speed automatic complete with Steptronic.
As an option the Mini Cooper S Countryman and Mini Cooper D Countryman are available with permanent Mini ALL4 all-wheel drive, an electro-hydraulic differential positioned directly on the final drive varying the distribution from front to rear in an infinite process. Under normal driving conditions up to 50% of the engine’s power goes to the rear wheels, whilst under extreme conditions up to 100%.
The Mini Countryman also comes as standard with DSC Dynamic Stability Control, DTC Dynamic Traction Control coming either as an option or as a standard feature on the MINI Cooper S Countryman and the MINI Cooper D Countryman with ALL4, as well as an electronic limited-slip function for the front axle differential.
The wide range of customization options on both the exterior and interior again so typical of Mini are supplemented by new, model-specific features exclusive to the Countryman. New combinations in the range of interior colors, trim strips and upholstery enable even the most discerning customer to create his – or her – very special car with truly unique character.
Standard features are similar to other models in the Mini family, with unique choices available for the Countryman including an extra-large Panorama roof, light-alloy wheels ranging in size from 16 to 19 inches, sports suspension lowering the entire car by half an inch as well as the wide range of John Cooper Works Performance Components.
2010 Geneva Motor Show in March, where production Countryman makes his official debut. And come January 2011, the 2011 Mini Cooper is Countryman and the Mini Cooper S 2011 Countryman land in the United States.
Mega Mini. Mini Maxi. Un-mini Mini. Yes, we are already working hard to find good names for the 2011 Mini Countryman, Mini all.Mini the largest of them, has the complete specifications for the farmer, but at 161.3 inches from her straight, pedestrian-compliant nasal pancakes flat-tail, the MINI Crossover 5.5 inches longer than the Mini Clubman and 15.7 inches longer than the contraction Cooper.
More front and rear overhang is inevitably transformed into a MINI One commercial vehicle, but the wheelbase is at 102.2 cm – almost 2 inches longer than the Clubman and a solid 5 inches stretched more than the standard Mini Cooper hatch.
The Countryman is a small handful of US-market SUVs that will give you the opportunity to shift their own gears, with the familiar six-speed manual transmission. Six-speed automatic transmission is optional and contains Minis paddle shifters. Front-wheel drive is standard, and the Mini is to estimate the acceleration from a standstill to 60 mph in 7.6 seconds and a top speed of 128 miles per hour. (Say mini, but we expect that this is a front-wheel-drive Mini Cooper S Countryman with a manual transmission.) The last Mini Cooper S Clubman, we have tested (it was an automatic transmission) rose by 7.2 seconds Hit 60 hours miles.
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