NEW Mini Countryman review – BEST Mini ever? | What Car?

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The new Mini Countryman is the biggest Mini ever, is it also the best? Watch to find out what this new SUV has to offer, including new Union Jack lights! (Don't worry, we also show you how to get rid of them...)

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Video chapters:
0:00 The new Countryman practicality
1:47 Rear seat practicality
3:50 Interior review
4:54 Tech
6:16 Storage and quality
7:41 Engines
8:31 Performance
10:29 Driving impressions
11:39 Trim levels
12:24 Optional extras
14:03 Union Jack headlights?!
14:40 Pricing and rivals
15:13 VERDICT

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Times are changing, lets face that ! This new Countryman it is outstanding ! As a regular BMW and Merc Owner ... this New Mini change my mind at all, spacious, solid and well made, materials you need to touch it because are amazing and keep a little bit of nostalgia of the brand mixed with a completely new era of electronics we need to accept. If the future and technology cause you a frustration ... just bought a vintage Mini Cooper and have it on you garage covered for a weekend drive each month, but this New Countryman really Rocks and it is really attractive for new customers like me. And one more thing it is for shure if we let the romanticism behind.. New cars are better than ever ! Security, Consuming, Environmental, confort etc. Just open your mind. Ohh by the way, really great review man !!

martinbeirute

Interesting comments by people who have never lived with the car. We have a Countryman C Sport with a level 3 pack. It's very well made with a typical BMW fit & finish which is not surprising as its built in Leipzig, Germany in the same factory as the BMW X1 & X2. The car in 1.5l form is very peppy and responsive with typical 38 MPG on a journey. The space inside is very good, it's practical and comfortable.
The touch screen is not ideal for changing the air-con by the driver on the move in fact I would go as far as saying it's dangerous to use taking your eye off of the road. The head up display is good but should include indicator lights rather than the central screen. The ride comfort is on the firmer side but not uncomfortable. The materials used are very different but I disagree with the reviewer it's of high quality not a step down. We like the styling, the paddle shifts and the steering feel no faults there.
Overall we think its a hit

novainvicta

Liking this guy a great reviewer explians well chats calmly and clear and everything is covered liking it what car

stewartbrown

My Wifes always had Minis and had nearly every model, BUT she says she wont get the new ones with the screens only dashboard. Its getting hard to find cars without them now.

hughgarsehotmail

That fixed forward facing headrest on the front seats is such a stupid design.

rare

The seating in a BMW X1 is better, as is the fit & finish. I would rather haggle a good X1 deal than pay the full rrp on the Countryman.

mikadavies

One of the few reviews that are critical of the interior. It's a massive upgrade on the old tired, old gen looking interior.

da_great_mogul

We’re just back from Lanzarote where we hired a Mini Countryman C with pack 1 for the week. I have limited experience driving automatics, and also usuallyq drive on the left. I found this review matched our experience pretty closely.

The car was responsive and light to drive, the cruise control feature was great fun, and probably helped me avoid speeding on the excellent roads. Like the reviewer I found the low “pulling away” power a bit irritating - but it was nippy and agile enough once up to speed.

Plenty of room in the back seat and boot area, though the sliding forward and back seat feature leaves a four inch by four inch gap at the back of the boot space which could lead to stray bits of shopping going missing for periods - I could imagine half a dozen eggs hiding there for quite some time before being found or worse.

The lack of adjustable lumbar support was, quite literally, a pain and would be a reason for us not to buy - but we’re both in our late sixties, so that might be a factor too - we have it in our own 2018 Kia Sportage, so shouldn’t really be a luxury item.

thegolem

It's amazing that I got the S engine (All 4 2.0L 4cyl) with Sport trim and Level 3 for the same price as this reviewed car. You must barter like I did (i.e., by saving £4k).

da_great_mogul

"they've made it bigger but is it anymore practical" now park it next to a multistorey with a narrow up ramp Vs the old one

yr

I would remind you that the ORIGINAL Austin 7 Mini had the instrument panel on a single central circular dial.

Madonsteamrailways

Looking cool but interior seems less quality.

thebigcheese

I will keep my F60 Countryman...I never owned such a reliable car 😊

clubbi

Had my BEV Countryman S E Sport L 3 since April 9 and the only faults I can find are the front seat head restraints force your head forward and that is uncomfortable and there are still a lot of bugs in the electronics in the dash - mine refuses point blank to give me satnav voice instructions in English, German, French, Spanish or Italian it just tells me that it doesn’t recognise those languages even though they (and a whole lot more languages are available) in the settings. Even when the setting is set to English I get a message on the screen telling me that English is not available for satnav instructions!
Not that it bothers me as 99% of my charging is at home but I also haven’t been able to get it to connect to the Plug and Charge system so, used my Electroverse card instead and got a discount on Octopus.
Drove mine to Harrogate and back last weekend and it’s a hoot to drive on the motorway and is very comfortable and quiet at speed. it’s not too thirsty at motorway speed having averaged 3.4m/kWh overall - charging on Ionity and EVPoint chargers was no problem at max 150kW but it’s a pity that the charging curve starts to taper off that at 35-37% SOC in this day and age. 40% to 80% on a 350kW Ionity at Carlisle took 20 minutes and 22 minutes on a 150kW charger at Starbucks in Harrogate to do similar. The augmented reality display is brilliant but spoken satnav routing instructions are more useful as you don’t have to take your eyes off the road to see where to turn. The ride is great on the 19” wheels on mine - I’m used to driving air sprung Range Rovers and New Defenders and it’s as comfortable as those even on rough road surfaces.
Might have been more appropriate of BMW Mini to have resurrected the old Maxi name for it though - it’s 10cms longer than my 2023 Defender 90, it cannot go quite as far off the tar as the Defender too even though mine has a “trails” mode setting in the experiences - best to limit your off road ventures to a forest drive I have found.

timoliver