Automobile Magazine provides extensive reviews, from multiple editors, of the 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4. Here are some conclusions reached by the various editors:
If you can avoid checking too many option boxes, the Mini Countryman will not disappoint.
- Mike Ofiara, Road Test Coordinator
Like any good Mini, the Countryman drives quite well, and, although it's obviously not as nimble as its little brother, it's still fun to drive, much more so than most other all-wheel-drive small crossovers. It’s impressively peppy, too, especially considering its 1.6-liter engine. The car does ride rough, but what do you expect when beat-up roads interact with gorgeous, black, faux-two-piece eighteen-inch wheels?
- Rusty Blackwell, Copy Editor
The streets of Ann Arbor were largely empty, it was so nasty out; businesses and schools were closed. In this Mini, I was like, “what’s the problem?”
- Joe DeMatio, Deputy Editor
There will come a day when Mini’s marketers take a step too far outside the brand’s core values (or maybe not: check out the May issue of Automobile Magazine for a look at Mini’s product plan for the next decade). The Countryman, though, manages to walk the tightrope and bring that Mini character into a lucrative new segment.
- David Zenlea, Assistant Editor
