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Welcoming Mini’s Burly Uncle into the Family
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The idea of a maxi-Mini runs counter to everything we love about the brand. But despite our misgivings, our own Steven J. Ewing came away suitably impressed with the Mini Countryman when he drove it this time last year. How much did he like it? He insisted we add one to the Autoblog Long-Term Garage.
And here it is.
Coated in two-tone True Blue Metallic (as voted by our readers) and tricked out in Cooper S ALL4 guise, our long-term tester is as maxed out as they come - with the exception of an automatic transmission, natch. We think we ticked all the right boxes, including Sport and Premium packs, Xenons, Sport suspension and Mini Connected with Navigation, to get the full Countryman experience. And to kick things off, I headed north for a two-day, 500-mile trek up the coast to put our newest family member through its paces.
The good news: Mini’s made one of the most entertaining cute 'utes in the world. The bad: You’ve got to shell out a heap of coin to enjoy it.Continue reading 2011 Mini Cooper S Countryman All4 joins Autoblog’s Long-Term Garage
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