The quirky compact crossover is the best it has ever been, JCW or not.
On principle, we shouldn't like the Mini Countryman. Taking what was a British brand born to deliver lightweight minimalism and space efficiency and using it for an obtuse, four-door crossover barely roomy enough for five felt like heresy, plain and simple. Even worse, the now-BMW-owned Mini brand slapped a John Cooper Works badge onto the side of that first Countryman back in 2012, adding horses but no more dynamic finesse. It felt like a betrayal.
There are no fewer than eight selectable drive modes, with these seeming to have been named by the marketing department rather than literal German engineers: Go-Kart, Core, Green, Vivid, Timeless, Personal, Balance, and Trail. My favorite was the showiest, quick-shifting, exhaust-cracking Go-Kart. Dynamically, this Countryman is tuned to feel responsive.
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