2012 Mini Countryman in action

[DANSHOWANDSELLS]

Hello I'm Dan Gray from Surrey BC.

My Question is, is it a fun car to Drive?

Please e-mail me at moneyworks@live.com

[billnseattle]

I have a Mini Cooper S, and cannot drive in the snow that well. The all new Countryman S All Wheel Drive is something I can drive in snow, cross the mountains, and has more room.

[thisux7x7]

I like this car, gotta have one..

[RomaniaMoldova]

cant believe this ca costs 42 000$ in canada

[sweatervestguy]

@RomaniaMoldova Where are you getting $42000 from? Maxed out including destination charges you're still sub $40k. Base models start from $26000.

[scotsmaninusa]

eh this is the 2011 model that's why you're testing it in jan 2010.

[delivert93]

There is Mickey Mouse?????

In the middle D:

[MyMMC]

i will get one soon...

looks great...

[Mugen111]

Anyone know about this guy on snow in 4wd? How is handling? Thank if you reply (^:

[The1860th]

man how I would trade in my suburban for one of these

it looks awesome, fits in small parking spots, has AWD, sits 4 and still looks cool

[scotsmaninusa]

@The1860th the USA model gets screwed as you can only get 4 seats.europe gets the 5 seat and diesel

[hokman1]

countryman should have wood panels. Clubman should have squared front, stop screwing up the names, BMW.

[pharmd718]

Since when did the Mini become a Maxi? - 2007 mini cooper S owner

[courtstone]

@pharmd718 Maybe Mini got smart and realized that they want to market a smaller car that appealed to more than 0.9 percent of the market.

[warset]

i saw this.. this car is tiny...

those videos are mis led

the mini countryman is about the size of a vw beetle...

[MyriadesusTV]

The purpose of the Mini is to stay... MINI! The Mini isn't even in the kei car requirements any more!

[Qnickel27]

THis is so freakin cool I want one!!! I saw a magazine article on the countryman and it confirmed an S version and a JCW kit / version... So I want mine to be graphite metallic with black rims and the JCW kit and a 6spd. manual trans. and all wheel drive!

[TVRnGTR]

should be called the maxi

[ucchiu23]

clubman....and then countryman??

[macmogul]

The Mini is not so Mini anymore.

[boognish1975]

wanna bang that car

[sirberner12]

what did he say?

[infoowetrust]

The british are wankers for saying BMW stole the MINI!!! you british wankers woundnt have jobs if they stole mini for you wankers! they are built in Britian u wankers! the only thing better than the NEW MINI is well...i dont know coz i have the BMW MINI!!!! who cares u wankers. they should build it in Germany. I wud have still bought it!!!!

[audigiovanni]

yeah they should call it now ... the Maxi

[DocWolph]

Look everybody! It's the MINI TIGUAN, a wholly cute, little and useless CUV. No real off-road ability. For that buy a JEEP WRANGLER. Need cargo space? BUY ANYTHING THAT"S BIGGER!

[theslimeylimey]

@DocWolph: This car is intended for people who "get it" and you don't. Critizing this vehicles off-road ability is like saying "look another useless Jeep 4x4 that's built like a toolbox and can't go around a corner, if you want a precision road car buy a BMW". Well duh!

[DocWolph]

@theslimeylimey

I know you're just fishing a compliments and thumbs-ups. But at least I know what a JEEP Wrangler is good for. Aside from being yet another limp-wristed bauble for people who think they have more money than sense, what is this thing good for? I would rather buy a sport wagon, if you're going to go on about handling.

[theslimeylimey]

@DocWolph: LOL I couldn't care less about a thumbs up/down. If you live anywhere where there are narrow roads or small parking spaces, big vehicles are a royal PITA. If you live anywhere with hills and snow or like to travel logging roads or mountain passes in winter, you only need a good all wheel drive system and a bit more ground clearance to get where you are going. This is the market Mini is going after. A sport wagon like Audi's are a good option too yes.

[era562]

seeing him drive like my fucken grandma makes me not even wana look at this car anymore i think that Topgear makes cars more interesting

[Zcarbon]

It looks like a miniature car, instead of a Mini.

[ELUSIVEJIM]

Well the UK owned Mini brand as we all know but we can not hold on to anything good. BMW basically came in and stole Mini from us but its our own fault. Mini's are still selling like hotcakes so you have to take your hat off to BMW. I do not see why anyone on here can complain as we would not have been able to do what BMW have done with the mark. At least the Mini name is still around

[NJPauly]

Blech! I thought it was an early April fools joke....but the jokes on them....lol

[IngvarNorwin]

schöne bilder,

n Deutsches Nummernschild???

[GinoJerry86]

its not a mini any more!!!

[fur14n]

i agree with you, I'm very sad about what BMW did with the name Mini. And it makes me laugh everytime I'm drivin in my classic Mini around watchin all these BMW's called "mini" searching for a parking place which is big enough for their car, haha

[vhghe]

without BMW mini would be in the dirt by now. It'd be as unstable as lotus at the moment.

[fur14n]

possible, but in my opinion that would have been the better solution. They are raping a good name with creating the New Mini and the countryman is the evidence, that there is and will be no real new mini anymore

[calladuz]

@vhghe A question, how is Lotus unstable?

[andrewjwarren03]

Looks like a small Porsche Cayenne. I don't really see the point in buying this. No Mini charm.

[7075403942]

I want to see the back!!!!

[blackbox262]

it's hardly mini anymore, but i like it ,though i'm not sure about the big looking nose.

[blklightning330]

i don't know why these idiots keep making it bigger.

[skabone]

I'm surprised how much I actually like the looks of this, I dig it!

[egaiter39]

god I always get rid9culously horny on my period

[natethegreat248]

@egaiter39 gross

[95gt]

first person i see own one of these im kickin them in the d*ck... a vehicle for the sake of marketing. like the x6. BMW is heading down the wrong path

[jackmankaiser]

let me put an order in for this car

[phsouzabr]

Cool! Now I know what was that strange-looking Mini that I ran across here in Brazil

[Ball3rOnaBudg3t]

Like i am legend, nothing is around! lol

and the large speedometer was expected based of other mini models

[NismoPWNS]

I didnt get to see the ass

[besoncus1989]

I think is beautiful

[Reptar2]

I think that the speedometer is a little bit to much .. but i´d love to see the WRC version next year

[neckojezioro123]

beautiful - i want one

[DARKRIGUE]

thats one big speedometer...

[blitch1234]

Looks good, not to pumped on its sound which seems absent on this video.

[meesternadim]

What is this for fucking boring bullshit video?

[WinZiggy]

it seems production ready, why do we have to wait a year for it :(

[routhoula]

so that people can put money on the side so they can afford it :P but then again 2 years are hardly enough to raise enough money

[bbbd]

ugly as fuck

[Goremaster]

Put it in Snow ! or Dirt ! who wants to see it driving around beverly hills

[BlackTransAmdude]

I actually kinda like the Countryman

[soupjam]

What's the big round thing inthe middle?

[MadManCriss]

Speedo +gps

[soupjam]

Thanks

[bbbd]

speedo/satnav

[1kounter]

it looks cool

[alvaaddict]

Looks like a mini porsche cayenne

[soufang]

haha so true

well mostly

[ControlWise]

It is or dose it look like this car look like it has a mustache and beard?

[AHMProductions2008]

Where is this filmed?

[wudi911]

i bet this car will be a big hit for the ladies!!!

[dontknow95]

i like it because its diffrent and i hate it because its diffrent so its just diffrent

[demonicreborn]

I don't mind the interior... but Mini is a company you have to get used to.

[Weazell]

@demonicreborn You mean BMW? lol

[demonicreborn]

@Weazell BMW's awesome.... no getting used to. Just an amazing car when you buy it and until the day it dies.

[801burton]

electric motor?

[dontknow95]

nope i think it has a 1.6 liter turbo engine producing 184 HP that can get the car frrom 0-60mph in 7.5seconds

its not bad for a small engine in a compact suv its actually pretty good

[801burton]

@dontknow95 oh ok thanks...i didnt hear the engine so i thought it might be electric :)

[Dwealdric]

Hmm, liking the front end and side profile, but we didn't even get one shot of the ass of this car?

Also, like many others, I hate the interior.

[Sarcasticscum]

@Dwealdric

Oh, boo-hoo, little baby doesn't like it.. THEN DON'T BUY ONE!

[jwblada]

is it me? or is this a strange video

[hadabenz]

I hope the next cooper does not loose its soul of the original MINI... I don't quite like the front headlights for this, a good crossover nevertheless.

[iCruzeTBird559]

Whats up with the dash on this car?

[Cricky004]

@iCruzeTBird559 lol the middle of it looks like mickey mouse's head. never seen that before.

[JROD9496]

This was not even worth watching. They didn't even say a word or show much of the shitty vehicle.

[stigger91]

Then wait until they post a video saying "Mini Countryman Review". They just released it, and the manufacturer just wants to tease you and show it in action, not so much the details.

[JROD9496]

They have no videos as it is. I want more videos with more reviews more often.

[stigger91]

They just released this car, I doubt anyone has access to it for a drive yet. Just give it time and you'll see it ;)

And we all do, they may just not have the time to do it. Or there's always the magazine :)

[geedunk13]

is alright

[F1god04]

That being said, I strangely like it. I have no idea why.

[TechWithLukasz]

@F1god04 in a way me too. But i HATE the interior. Its too gimmicky.

[F1god04]

I agree. Give the Mini brand a different interior (I dont like all the circles on the dash) and maybe id be interested. Idk why, but I just strangely like the face of the car.

[coolerdude44]

anyone understand the point to a mini suv?

[F1god04]

Nope. Seems like an oxymoron more than anything else.

[DCuerpoJr]

I think it's to compete with the Honda CRV & Toyota Rav4.

[coolerdude44]

@DCuerpoJr ... no, it's smaller than those vehicles. but this is as dumb as hummer making a car the size of a golf.

[SEANparker23]

i hav audio u need to go audio controls and make wave almost max

[hms888]

Amazing car!!! But I don't want to buy it

[quatlen]

Very cool car, I wouldnt buy one though.

[princze89]

Same here!

[2007SHELBYGT500KR]

no Audio?

[quatlen]

I have audio

[oilhammer04]

A car without a trunk.

[mp5wes]

looks like the old hyundai santa fe

[Tunerboy8732]

I think its really nice and different.I would buy one if it comes in red.

[nmunmnm]

fugly interior and the exterior isnt much better. The only nice thing about this car is the headlights

[VWdude278]

I didn't want to buy a Mini before watching this video but after watching it I still don't want to buy a trendy over priced FWD car. Thanks.

[yangbwoi]

fail... the countryman is AWD first of all, second of all the premium your paying for one is bmw engineering under the mini badge (I'm not sure about this particular model but trust me mini's are fun to drive little peppy cars). That being said I would also never consider buying a Mini, but it's cool to see a nice little premium compact car with AWD, it fills a good demand niche I feel for the North American market and the only thing close is probably the (also overpriced) A3.

[fordtrucksftw]

do not want.

[gigimanjo]

Mickey Mouse dashboard...

[jarednevin]

The car is almost as beautiful as the guy driving it:)

[bigwillchill]

boring as fuck

[eskimochild87]

i hate the center thing...its soo dumb

[l2iya]

4 wheel or front wheel drive !?

[davewhodavedunn]

this dude looks like mr.beans son!

[siedpe13]

cool

[Kirbynessness]

Why is there no audio?

[FluteSolo]

@Kirbynessness They were speechless lol

[oilhammer04]

Your audio off?