MINI Countryman Cooper S ALL4 - Internet Made Me Do It (ENG) - Test Drive and Review

Car YouTubers either obsessively buy supercars, or obsessively buy junk. This is the MINI Countryman Cooper S ALL4. But it’s not a test car. I configured it, and I’m actually leasing it. What, how, and why? Keep on watching!

MINI Countryman is an SUV or a crossover on the UKL2 platform, the same which underpins the BMW 1, 2, 2 Active and Grand Tourer, X1, X2, MINI Clubman, and a Chinese crossover called the Zinoro 60H - produced by the BMW Brilliance joint venture.

If you’re a regular on my channel, you may be surprised why of all the cars available on the market I chose one that I once called an ugly model range gap filler.

↔ MINI Countryman dimensions:
✔ length: 4299 mm
✔ width: 1822 mm
✔ height: 1557 mm
✔ wheelbase: 2670 mm
✔ boot/trunk: 450-1390 L

💲 MINI Countryman starting price: 27 000 euro

💲 My MINI Countryman Cooper S ALL4: 54 000 euro

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index
0:00 Intro
0:30 what is it?
1:00 why did I do it?
3:20 trunk/practicality
4:00 rear seat
4:30 no Android Auto?
5:20 cockpit
5:30 rubbish tech
6:08 seat comfort
6:40 chip shortage
7:10 driving impressions
8:20 performance
9:00 mods?
10:00 warranty exclusions
10:50 minor changes
11:45 fuel economy
12:20 soundproofing
12:30 off road
13:00 pricing
13:30 conclusion

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[trk]

Congrats on your new car! It has the practicality of a family hatch, and the fun of a MINI, combined with the promise of all-weather traction.

[BusTrainsGuy]

I absolutely adore the MINI Cooper Countryman, especially if you have the Exclusive its so comfortable and quick and punchy, no need for a S version of the Countryman just a ALL4 Countryman with 136hp and its quick enough, and to be honest even if doesn't have android auto in good I still love the car and I'm just glad it gets me from A to B in comfort.

[supersonicsid]

Love the car but it’s definitely not cheap.

[TrademarkTheo]

I’m happy I got my 22’ before all this chip shortage madness. Fully kitted for the Caribbean market. It’s been 6 months and I love it everyday

[gdfeeling]

Beautiful car. Like how Mini pays attention to details and quality of the materials.

[shroomyesc]

Panoramic sunroof and ventilated seats are a must for me, on the other hand I have more must nots than must haves. Lane assists can rot in hell and so can adaptive cruise. They are generally expensive options that I don't need, if you cannot stay in lane you shouldn't be driving and adaptive cruise I don't need because I never drive in stop start traffic, I don't have a commute. I totally understand that for people who drive a lot of highway commuting though.

[ianstewart]

I own a British Green Mini Countryman Cooper S All4 and I love it.

[musictube]

Bright/Matrix LED head light, Head up display and optional HiFi speakers is a must.

[kelboyce]

Backtracking on the Mini, eh, after previously being less than enthusiastic. Well, you made a great choice. Welcome to the club!

[ahmedloutfi]

I like the modifications you’d made, spot on! A very interesting car indeed :)

[borspeti]

I have the 2020 version with 192hp, with manual. I love the car and still think it is the best choice for small crossover. You should buy Bimmercode and turn off the fake engine noise coming from the speakers so there will be no noise at all in the cabin.

[hopeless]

This has been on my list to replace my C-HR, thanks for this :) Keep the nice videos coming :)

[christianronn]

AWD, adaptive cruise, good headlights and Webasto heater with remote control are things that need to exist. Automatic is default in the segment I buy anyway, but I don’t care for manuals. I like leather seats and unnecessary toys like ambient lighting.

I messed up and didn’t research properly when I got my used Alltrack recently, so I ended up with one of very few B8 passats without matrix LEDs. It just has the basic reflector LEDs which I didn’t know existed, almost all Passats you see have matrix so I thought “LED” in the manufacturer build sheet meant matrix. This will bug the hell out of me until my next car purchase.

These are things that happen when you buy a car unseen from the other side of the country and have it delivered to you.

[brandonpollard]

I too have a Mini Cooper Countryman S and I marvel and Enjoy it daily. Its quick and confident. It looks so good inside and out but the interior never gets old. I like hatchbacks and or SUV because it feels like the shape changes and I like that. It can change from sporty to off-road. Its super fun I find my trips are too short lol

[MrAndrei]

Since I got my G20 with full driver assistance pack, I can't imagine myself without this feature in a future car. This comes especially handy when travelling on long distances or in traffic, as the car drives on its own and I'm never fatigued after long journeys or after having spent much time in traffic. I could absolutely live without seat/stearing wheel heating, heads-up display and 3d camera, panoramic roof, electrical seats, keyless entry.

[davetravels]

I have a long list: heated seats (front and rear), at least dual-zone climate (my wife and I argue otherwise :D), good sound system, power seats with memory (again for the wife), automatic (for the wife), apple car play, at least 220 hp, AWD, adaptive cruise, lane keep, blind spot, cross-traffic alert, emergency braking, led adaptive headlights, sunroof. My car also has a heated steering wheel, which I didn't know I needed until now :P, and the power tailgate is a huge help. My car also has a connected app that enables remote start where I can set my climate settings, also something I didn't know I would like this much. Overall, we really like our Subaru Outback XT (the 2.4 turbo is unfortunately not available in Europe).

[RetroKingOG]

I own 2016 Countryman S

Bought used for 22'000

Had for 3 years; excellent all round vehicle. Great on fuel, maintenance is relatively easy, average 27/28 mpg city and up to 42 mpg highway.

Mine has 1.6L turbo petrol with 181 hp and 192 lb ft of torque.

[TranquilityTerrace]

Right on Marek, very good video indeed. Congrats👍

[RaduB.]

Congratulations! I hope you will both enjoy it!
And maybe we'll learn something too. 😉
(For the time being I am a bit skeptical about the reliability of Minis...)