What sort of automobile is the 2021 Mini Countryman? What does it examine to?

The 2021 Mini Countryman small crossover SUV is the biggest Mini providing for the U.S. It competes with its father or mother firm’s BMW X1 and X2, in addition to the Audi Q3 and Volvo XC40. 

Is the 2021 Mini Countryman SUV?

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If totally different is nice—and it’s—then the Mini Countryman is an effective small crossover SUV. Its fashion, spaciousness, obtainable powertrain choices, and premium vibe offset its odd characteristic packaging and lack of driver help options. It earns a TCC Score of 6.2 out of 10. (Learn extra about how we rate cars.)

What’s new for the 2021 Mini Countryman?

Refreshed for 2021, the biggest Mini comes with a brand new grille, entrance and rear bumpers, normal LED headlights, fog lights, and Union Jack LED taillights, in addition to new wheel and colour choices. Inside, an 8.8-inch touchscreen comes normal on all however the base Basic trim. 

A brand new honeycomb grille oversees a bigger decrease fascia that integrates LED fog lights. LED lighting abounds nearly as a lot as round design components outdoors and in, the place a round heart stack oversees toggles as an alternative of conventional switchgear. 

Three trims, Basic, Signature, and Iconic stagger the characteristic set obtainable throughout 4 fashions based mostly on powertrains. The bottom Countryman makes use of a 1.5-liter turbo-3 that may’t carry the burden, whereas the Countryman S makes use of a 189-hp turbo-4 that’s good. The John Cooper Works mannequin ups the turbo-4 to 301 hp, and provides adaptive dampers and different efficiency bits. The Countryman SE plug-in hybrid troopers on with solely an 18-mile electrical vary however a good 73 MPGe. The opposite turbo engines return 29 mpg mixed at finest. 

Seating 5 however solely roomy sufficient for 4, the Mini Countryman is taller and bigger than the Mini Cooper, with higher head and leg room, in addition to not less than 7.0 cubic toes extra cargo quantity. The entrance seats present good thigh and again help. 

Mini equips the Countryman with niceties reminiscent of artificial leather-based seats, panoramic sunroof, and a very good guarantee, however Apple CarPlay doesn’t come normal and Android Auto isn’t obtainable. The security options are equally mismatched; low-speed automated emergency comes normal, however adaptive cruise management is an possibility even on the most costly mannequin that suggestions $50,000. 

How a lot does the 2021 Mini Countryman value?

The bottom 2021 Countryman in Basic trim with the turbo-3 begins just below $30,000, whereas the John Cooper Works in high Iconic trim takes you to the opposite finish of the Mini spectrum in worth and efficiency to only below $50,000. 

The place is the 2021 Mini Countryman made?

Within the Netherlands.