2012 Nissan Juke SV AWD vs. 2011 Mini Cooper S Countryman ALL4, 2012 Jeep ... - Car and Driver
In June 1968, Richard Robison, his wife, and their four children were gathered around the living-room table, playing cards in their summer cottage, two miles north of Good Hart, Michigan. Twenty-seven days passed before police discovered the bodies, along with bloody footprints, shell casings, and the hammer. Long since razed, the Robisons’ cottage stood just off Route 119, the so-called “Tunnel of Trees” road. For more than 20 miles, this almost continuously damp byway twists and coils and randomly opens to towering views of Lake Michigan, 100 feet below. Our goal was to assemble the universe of miniature utes sporting all-wheel drive, then wring them out on Route 119, damn the swirling mists, the snow, and the sinister twilight. That’s because neither the Kia Soul nor the Nissan Cube is offered with all-wheel drive. Honda’s Element has been returned to the elements. And the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport offers neither the character nor the sport (0 to 60 mph in 9. 9 seconds) to entice. A successful mini-ute must also drive like a car—SUVishness is a vice. You should know that when our trio halted in Good Hart—less a village than a general. Source: www.caranddriver.com
