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After spending September in the San Francisco bay area with Senior Editor Damon Lavrinc, our long-term 2011 Mini Cooper S Countryman All4 moved to southern California during the month of October to serve our esteemed photographer, Drew Phillips. In early November, I handed Drew the keys to our long-term 2011 Jetta TDI and stole the Countryman from his driveway. He hasn’t seen it since.
I like the standard Cooper S hardtop. It is fun to toss the little 2,668-pound two-door around and it delivers decent fuel economy. However, after four weeks of living with this maxi-Mini four-door (a whopping 540 pounds heavier), I have come to the conclusion that bigger isn’t necessarily better - there is simply too much sugar in this Mini’s sweetly flavored drink.Continue reading 2011 Mini Countryman: November 2011
2011 Mini Countryman: November 2011 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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