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Avenue of the Giants Weekend Run - Sat. March 23, 2024

Saturday will be a very full day of cruising from Novato up through the Avenue of the Giants and ending at Eel River Brewing in Fortuna. Sun...

Four Variants Of The Countryman Possible

MotoringFile doesn't think there will be a 7 seater Countryman. The rumor was started by Autoexpress based on a quote from Dr. Wolfgang Armbrecht, global head of MINI brand management, that the Countryman could definitely be made even bigger. “We could take the wheelbase from 2.60m to around 2.70m,” he said. MotoringFile believes this is a reference to another project - the R65 SpaceBox and thinks there will be 4 Countryman variants - R60 Countryman; R65 SpaceBox; RXX Moke ( Beachcomber); and RXX Next Generation Clubman.