2011 Mini Cooper S Countryman ALL4 - Car and Driver
Mini’s Countryman was a revolutionary vehicle when it debuted—although, kind of like the revolution in Michigan that now allows us to legally buy the fireworks we’ve been buying illegally for years, this revolution was small. The appearance of the biggest Mini ever was of little consequence to anybody, except for the people who wanted bigger Minis. Still, Minis typically make a lot of friends in our office, so we ordered one up for a long-term test. Following a lengthy ordering process ( you try to use Mini’s online configurator and not get carried away or drawn down countless tangents), our Cosmic Blue Metallic Countryman arrived in March 2011. Our time together quickly reinforced our... (*Fun up to and including straight-line acceleration, gentle sweepers, relaxed transitions, and inclement weather. Fun particularly includes snow and ice. We also spent a lot of time together thinking of creative new ways to call the Countryman ugly. I’ve Been Doing This for a Long Time. Another area of complaint that dogged the Mini throughout its stay was build quality. We’d like our long-term tests to last only a year, but the reality is that it usually takes a bit longer to drive a car 40,000 miles (pity us. ), and 14 months is more the norm. Source: www.caranddriver.com
