MINI Countryman 2017 | Comprehensive Review

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Jonathan Crouch writes an in-depth MINI Countryman (F60) 2017 review. If you want to watch more reviews on vehicles like this MINI Countryman (F60) 2017, make sure to SUBSCRIBE to our channel and comment what YOU want us to review next.

Generations of MINI models have made a virtue of their small size, but with this second generation F60 version of the brand's Countryman Crossover, the idea was to show that the marque could also produce a credible family-sized contender too. It's smartly turned out with some clever little features. Plus there was the option of 4WD and even Plug-in hybrid power. In short, this car might surprise you.

History
There's something rather contradictory about the idea of a large, family-sized MINI. Yet apparently, something quite appealing too. The first time this BMW brand introduced such a thing - with the first generation R60 version of the Countryman launched back in 2010 - well over half a million models were eventually sold. Which was impressive, given that original design's somewhat muddled remit. To begin with, it was merely a MINI for folk who wanted sensible standards of space, but as the years progressed, the Countryman's positioning was subtly altered to suit the segment where the sales were - that for compact Crossovers.

Even then, it never quite hit the spot, too large and expensive to appeal to buyers in this sector looking at supermini-based models like Nissan's Juke and Renault's Captur. But not large enough to suit families looking instead at family hatch-based contenders like Nissan's Qashqai. A bit of a re-think was needed, which is what in 2017 brought us a MK2 F60 model large enough to properly position itself in the Qashqai class, 20cms longer than before, with proper room for five adults and a boot 100-litres bigger. The 2.0-litre engines offered on many models were larger too, plus there was the choice of front or four-wheel drive and up-to-the-minute media connectivity. There was even plug-in hybrid power for those wanting it.

A more credible contender then, though one very different in concept from many of the things this charismatic brand used to represent. The Countryman name is borrowed from the old Austin designation for estate cars in times past, models with quaint wood adornment on their rear ends. This, in contrast though, was no Countryman for old men, aiming to appeal instead to younger buyers who had out-grown smaller MINIs but not their appetite for the brand. The MK2 Countryman sold until mid-2023, when it was replaced by a fourth generation model.

Writer - Jonathan Crouch

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