Tougher Looking 2017 MINI Countryman Spied

AutoGuide.com carries the first spy photos of what is to become the 2017 MINI Countryman. It appears bigger than the present version and, according to the accompanying article:

The biggest changes could come inside, where the engineers will be striving to make more room without interfering with the exterior size too much. Furthermore, some of the fancy, futuristic-looking details seen on the Clubman Concept could be showing up on the Countryman too.