IF you asked me which model epitomised the great British love affair with everything MINI then it has to be the jacked-up, beefed-up Countryman.
Forget the rest, for this was the “Big Daddy” of the range, the first to feature five doors, five seats and four-wheel drive.
Yet the car still offered the same charm and all-round appeal that has been part of the MINI heritage that started way back in 1959.
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