MINI Countryman review: Does bigger = better?

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- The new MINI Countryman has a revamped, more modern look.
- It has designs that change at the front.
- Tail lights are customizable with different designs, including the Union Jack flag.
- It starts at 17-inch alloy wheels, but this version has 20-inch alloy wheels.
- There is a distinctive, not particularly pretty rear end.
- This is the JCW version, the top of the range sporty version that will cost around £45,000.
- The interior is distinctive, with a fabric effect dash and toggle switches.
- There are many different drive experiences displayed on a round infotainment display.
- The interior's infotainment display can be laggy.
- Operating the climate controls in the display involves pressing small buttons while driving.
- There are three-way folding seats in the back.
- The reviewer recommends shortlisting the non-JCW versions, which start under £30,000.
- A built-in interior camera and exterior dashcam recording system are available.
- There is a pop-out heads-up display that is too low, and it would be better if it was displayed on the windshield.
- The rear window washer tends to make more of a mess than it removes.
- The reviewer thinks the seats are a little fidgety.
- In the JCW version, the steering can squiggle all over the road, and is tramlining. The JCW’s sporty suspension can feel rough in town on bumpy roads.
- The 170hp base Countryman C has front-wheel drive, automatic gearbox.
- 2.0-litre turbo S and JCW are both all-wheel drive and 300 horsepower.
- The reviewer states that the auto-hold function can deactivate.
- The steering is light and precise.
- There's an electric tailgate, plus a decent sized boot which has 450 liters of space, with additional storage available.
- Reverse assistant helps with parking.
- There is a boost function that provides 10 seconds of a performance boost.
- An all-wheel drive system can do 0-60 in five seconds.

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