New MINI JCW Countryman - can MINI's hot SUV handle like a hatchback?
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Date: 2022-04-17
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It's unfortunate he has such a rigid idea about what a Mini can be. It keeps him from appreciating the JCW Countryman for what it is. After all, what a Mini was is nearly extinct before BMW pumped cash and expertise into it. (Does he object to Bentley and Jaguar making sport utilities too) I think BMW has done a good job helping Mini evolve in the changing global market.
This is truly a unique vehicle. It is, after all, less than two inches longer than a Golf! It's far more commodious, and while the Golf R has substantially more power and weighs less, at least you can get a Countryman with a sunroof. And very few all wheel drive activity vehicle are available with a manual transmission. You might be able to get one with the F-Pace Jag, but you can't with the Porsche.
Like it or not, sales of sedans and genuine two door coupes are shrinking globally. I'm not saying I like it. I just accept it. This care has genuine character, something that is missing from most vehicles of this class.
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It's unfortunate he has such a rigid idea about what a Mini can be. It keeps him from appreciating the JCW Countryman for what it is. After all, what a Mini was is nearly extinct before BMW pumped cash and expertise into it. (Does he object to Bentley and Jaguar making sport utilities too) I think BMW has done a good job helping Mini evolve in the changing global market.
This is truly a unique vehicle. It is, after all, less than two inches longer than a Golf! It's far more commodious, and while the Golf R has substantially more power and weighs less, at least you can get a Countryman with a sunroof. And very few all wheel drive activity vehicle are available with a manual transmission. You might be able to get one with the F-Pace Jag, but you can't with the Porsche.
Like it or not, sales of sedans and genuine two door coupes are shrinking globally. I'm not saying I like it. I just accept it. This care has genuine character, something that is missing from most vehicles of this class.
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geofo60
So many people slagging this off. I'm on my 7th MINI since they were made by BMW. I've owned an F56 S since 2014 & it's been a great car. I also own a 2014 JCW Coupe that has been outstanding & I don't plan on selling it - ever. The F56 is going to be replaced in July for a Countryman Cooper S. Maybe it's me, but I have never regretted owning any of them. My first Mini was a 1959 & I'm sure if Sir Alec was alive today he would have applauded the fact that his 'baby' was still evolving to suit what the market wants. Okay this isn't a Mini, but none of the new generation are. MINI is a brand not a stuck in the past economy car to replace the 3 wheelers of its day & this is the 21st century. isn't it?
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So many people slagging this off. I'm on my 7th MINI since they were made by BMW. I've owned an F56 S since 2014 & it's been a great car. I also own a 2014 JCW Coupe that has been outstanding & I don't plan on selling it - ever. The F56 is going to be replaced in July for a Countryman Cooper S. Maybe it's me, but I have never regretted owning any of them. My first Mini was a 1959 & I'm sure if Sir Alec was alive today he would have applauded the fact that his 'baby' was still evolving to suit what the market wants. Okay this isn't a Mini, but none of the new generation are. MINI is a brand not a stuck in the past economy car to replace the 3 wheelers of its day & this is the 21st century. isn't it?
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Foxtrot
He is completely missjudging the car. The car is not a Cooper, is a small SUV Countryman. So judge it as it is. And the fact that the brand is Mini it doesn't mean anymore that it has to be mini, it just a -new- brand with a lot of models like any other brand. Come on man is common sense. If you like it or not is just personal taste. Period.
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He is completely missjudging the car. The car is not a Cooper, is a small SUV Countryman. So judge it as it is. And the fact that the brand is Mini it doesn't mean anymore that it has to be mini, it just a -new- brand with a lot of models like any other brand. Come on man is common sense. If you like it or not is just personal taste. Period.
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Game
I own an f55 s and love it. I also had the privilege to test the countryman hybrid model and I would choose that over the jcw. I clocked 0-62mph in 5. 8 seconds, no joke that car was insane with the torque from the electric motor. If your out looking for a jcw try the phev version too. Yeah no bangs or pops but that didn't matter it's amazing.
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I own an f55 s and love it. I also had the privilege to test the countryman hybrid model and I would choose that over the jcw. I clocked 0-62mph in 5. 8 seconds, no joke that car was insane with the torque from the electric motor. If your out looking for a jcw try the phev version too. Yeah no bangs or pops but that didn't matter it's amazing.
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ImHereToAnnoyYou
They've fattened the brand up to it's max because buyers keep upgrading. It's silly, the 'Mini' isn't cool anymore.
I briefly thought a Fiat 500 was a Bentley Bentayga the other day. Stop listening to consumers so much and force us to buy things we can complain about again.
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They've fattened the brand up to it's max because buyers keep upgrading. It's silly, the 'Mini' isn't cool anymore.
I briefly thought a Fiat 500 was a Bentley Bentayga the other day. Stop listening to consumers so much and force us to buy things we can complain about again.
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9000Redline
Owner of an F56 Cooper S hatch here. The hatch comes in sub 1200kgs, how BMW managed to make the Countryman 400kgs heavier I'm not sure. If they a building an SUV version give it something unique, don't just make it the ugly and fat sister of the Cooper S, which is what they did.
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Owner of an F56 Cooper S hatch here. The hatch comes in sub 1200kgs, how BMW managed to make the Countryman 400kgs heavier I'm not sure. If they a building an SUV version give it something unique, don't just make it the ugly and fat sister of the Cooper S, which is what they did.
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Daniel
I thought he was on a one way street the way he was driving, but it's obvious now that he really doesn't know how to drive that car. At 6' 4- I love mine, and it handles curves way better than that, the inside feels like a spaceship, and after 2 years, it's still a cool car to drive.
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I thought he was on a one way street the way he was driving, but it's obvious now that he really doesn't know how to drive that car. At 6' 4- I love mine, and it handles curves way better than that, the inside feels like a spaceship, and after 2 years, it's still a cool car to drive.
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Irek
MINI is a brand like any other car and it does not mean SMALL and because MINI in English means small does not mean MINI as a brand have to produce small cars period. By the way Mini Countryman has now from Julie 2019 306 HP and accelerates 5, 1 to 62 miles/hour
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MINI is a brand like any other car and it does not mean SMALL and because MINI in English means small does not mean MINI as a brand have to produce small cars period. By the way Mini Countryman has now from Julie 2019 306 HP and accelerates 5, 1 to 62 miles/hour
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weaverpsu
The styling is awful inside and out. The 11'-16' Countryman has so much more character and still feels like a MINI. And it weighs about 400lbs less than the new ones. MINI has a reputation of making nice cars and then the -man- gets to it and ruins it.
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The styling is awful inside and out. The 11'-16' Countryman has so much more character and still feels like a MINI. And it weighs about 400lbs less than the new ones. MINI has a reputation of making nice cars and then the -man- gets to it and ruins it.
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pierluigi
Not a good car. JCW IS SIMPLY THE BEST! one of the funniest I've ever driven in my life, AND I'M SORRY BUT THIS GENTLEMAN DOESN'T UNDRESTAND ANYTHING ABOUT THE MINI'S WORLD. I RACCOMEND THAT YOU CHANGE JOB.
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Not a good car. JCW IS SIMPLY THE BEST! one of the funniest I've ever driven in my life, AND I'M SORRY BUT THIS GENTLEMAN DOESN'T UNDRESTAND ANYTHING ABOUT THE MINI'S WORLD. I RACCOMEND THAT YOU CHANGE JOB.
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