No more rallies under the factory banner doesn't mean the life of the Mini Countryman stops. Quite the contrary, the small crossover receives a few tweaks to stand out again. In keeping with the way the Mini brand attracts new customers, the whole point is to have a custom tailored car that's somehow cute. 2013 Mini Countryman For 2013, the...
The World Rally Championship is about to get more interesting. Having gotten nine consecutive titles, the dominating Sebastian Loeb is moving on to different things. With a highly successful driver leaving the sport, the sport will probably see the rest of the participants heat up their action. Mini Countryman WRC This is what theory dictates, as for practice, things aren't...
Not everything coming from the news box these days is happy. You can console yourself with the season but you know it's going to take more than that. These bad news come from the British are Mini, or rather the British at Prodrive. They handle the Mini Countryman rally project and they've got bad news in double figures. After having...
True fans of the Mini brand are about to get themselves into a world of surprises as their favorite British car maker is about to unveil something new. Sadly though, it's not exactly going to be to their liking. After taking several complaints for coming up with the new Mini Countryman, they haven't had enough. Mini will be sending the...
Having BMW as an adoptive parent is not the sort of thing that washes off the company by simply bringing success, there are some new standards to be met. Mini remained of the list of manufacturers that create well handling cars, but has recently joined a list which includes those whose cars retain a mastering premium feel. Apart from that,...
Apart from fuel economy, nowadays it's almost impossible to find anything more important among the car buying public than safety. Kia's 2011 Optima scored top points with the NHTSA testing so Mini's Contryman wining appraisal from the IIHS 'Top Safety Pick' couldn't have gone unnoticed. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is a prestigious organization that does some proper testing,...
