“The Countryman is a game-changer for us,” Jim McDowell, the head of Mini USA, has confirmed. “We are going from extra-small to small.”
Expect to shell out more (about $30,000) for the top variant – the well-equipped Mini Cooper S Countryman with ALL4 all-wheel drive. The other variants of the base model are the Cooper Countryman, Cooper S Countryman. Prices for these models will be available soon.
The newest member of the Mini family is about two feet longer than the Mini Cooper hardtop and also the first with four wheel drive, four doors, a larger boot space, more ground clearance and a higher seating position. The models are aimed at those who are fond of the marquee’s distinctive look and style, but in need of more room and foul weather capability.
The base 2011 Mini Cooper Countryman will be available with a normally aspirated 1.6-liter engine that churns out 121 horsepower and 114 pound-feet of torque. The engine is paired with a six-speed manual tranny, giving it a 0 mph to 60 mph time of 9.8 seconds.
The turbocharged and direct-injected 1.6-liter engine upper level Cooper S Countryman produces 181 hp and 177 lb-ft. This too features a manual transmission, but the extra grunt powers the car zips from 0 to 60 mph in 7.0 seconds. However, a six-speed automatic transmission is optional on all 2011 Mini Countryman models. All the models come with run-flat tires . . . surely a BMW influence.
The United States’ Environmental Protection Agency rates the Cooper Countryman at 27 mpg in city driving and 35 mpg on the highway.
The crossover version of the popular little BMW Mini Coper is expected to go on sale in the United States in January 2011.
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