MINI JCW Countryman reviews

As we announced on Tuesday, MINI will produce a John Cooper Works Countryman next year.  Many automobile magazines sent writers to Austria to preview the new model.  Here are reviews from several of the major automotive sources:

Auto Express: MINI Countryman JCW [December 14, 2011]

Autoblog: 2012 MINI Countryman Cooper S ALL4 John Cooper [...]

MINI Coupe reviews

The MINI Coupe officially launched on October 1st.  Today we bring you the most comprehensive list of the major automotive magazine and website reviews of the new MINI Coupe.  Browse the list and read the reviews from the sources you trust most.

Auto Express: MINI Coupe JCW Driven [June 2011]

Auto Spectator: 2012 Mini [...]

Automobile: 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4 review

This review by Automobile seems late in coming, with the MINI Countryman out for several months now and winter being over.  The article actually contains four reviews by four different editors.  Of course there were mixed opinions: some loved the small SUV and some wondered if MINI went too far.

It doesn’t take a marketing [...]

MINI JCW vs. Citroën DS3 Racing vs. Renaultsport Clio

Nearly a year ago, Auto Express compared the MINI Cooper S vs. Citroën DS3 vs. Alfa Romeo MiTo.  Now they have another three-way comparison, this time with more performance-oriented models: MINI JCW, Citroën DS3 Racing, and the Renaultsport Clio.

Is Citroen about to gate crash the hot supermini market? Until now, two cars have [...]

Consumer Reports: MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4

Consumer Reports Cars Blog reviewed the new MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4:

I picked up our new Mini Countryman and delivered it to the test track earlier this week, and frankly came away not quite ready to give up the keys. The largest Mini yet seems a little more grown up than previous Minis on [...]

Car and Driver: Countryman Short Take Road Test

Car and Driver just published their Short Take Road Test on the MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4.  They were moderately impressed:

Mini’s Countryman defies easy categorization. It’s too small for an SUV, too large for a Mini. It’s a big Mini, possibly a Medium. Mini doesn’t call it [...]

Auto Express: MINI Cooper vs. Audi A1 video review

Auto Express has a video comparison of the MINI Cooper versus the new Audi A1 in the UK.

Read the accompanying article Audi A1 vs MINI video review.

Automobile: 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman review

Automobile magazine just published its First Drive review of the forthcoming MINI Countryman.

The fourth of six anticipated Mini bodystyles arrives for 2011. The Cooper Countryman is the first — but probably not the last — Mini with four doors, four real seats, a four-cylinder engine consistent with [...]

MINI Countryman vs. Nissan Juke

Auto Express has a review of the MINI Countryman against what they call the Countryman’s “closest rival”, the Nissan Juke.  Here’s some of what they say about the MINI Countryman:

Rounded-off square lights are designed to make the face more masculine, and blend with chunky looks and an aggressive take on the car’s grille.

However, [...]

Auto Express: MINI Countryman driven

The professionals at Auto Express test-drove the forthcoming MINI Cooper S Countryman and have published their impressions.

The supersized Countryman has well and truly busted the confines of its name – breaking with 50-years of tradition by adding four proper doors and a useful boot to a small concept that dates back to the [...]