MotoringFile provides an in depth look at the inner workings of the ALL4 system. It summarizes the system as follows:
Yes All4 (or EMCD) is simply a safety option. But what MINI has done in selecting it as the technology is to make sure that there isn’t a huge weight penalty and thus performance and efficiency hit by adding the system. At the same time All4 is so effective at doing it’s job seamlessly that it’s hard to ever detect it on. And for the average Countryman All4 buyer, that’s likely music to their ears.
