2014 Mini Cooper S Countryman review - Cars Guide
We never warmed to the Mini Countryman and can't nail the reason why. Perhaps it's too big for a Mini, too puffed up, plain ugly. Whatever the reason, it's not on our wish list but drive it we did last week - the Cooper S automatic front-wheel drive version with a few options (of which there are too many). It comes in at $45,000 plus on roads which is a fair old ask for a small SUV-style vehicle, albeit one pitched by Mini as a 'premium' model. They pushed a Mini out in all directions to make Countryman, and it looks a bit like a fish at the front. That's offset by some deft add-ons like roof rails and other body add-ons plus the green colour is a stand out. It's the very excellent PSA/BMW engine in this case with 140kW/240Nm hooked up to the front wheels via a six-speed conventional automatic transmission. In this guise, the Countryman is capable of sipping premium unleaded at a claimed 7. 8L/100km. There's a lot more too, including the impressive optional service offer for 70,000km that costs only $850 and a three-year unlimited kilometre warranty. Source: www.carsguide.com.au
