IOL Motoring Looks At The Countryman JCW
South Africa's IOL Motoring titles its article "The bulky Mini takes JCW". The publication's staff say it's no "beetle crusher" but it notes:
This is also the first John Cooper Works model with all-wheel drive, using an electromagnetic centre differential to distribute the drive seamlessly between front and rear axles, sending more power to the axle that's turning more slowly.