MINI Countryman was unveiled last week and the usual videos following a launch are available online.
The new MINI Countryman will be officially unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March with sales commencing later in the year. The MINI Countryman is entering the market with a choice of three petrol and two diesel engines; the power range extends from 90 hp in the MINI One D Countryman all the way to 184 hp in the MINI Cooper S Countryman.
At the high-end of the line-up, the 1.6-liter four-cylinder petrol engine comes for the first time not only with a twin-scroll turbocharger and direct fuel injection, but also with fully variable valve management.
The Countryman gets a standard six-speed manual transmission; a six-speed automatic transmission is optional.
MINI Cooper S Countryman and MINI Cooper D Countryman come equipped with the MINI ALL4 all-wheel drive, an electrohydraulic differential positioned directly on the final drive varying the distribution from front to rear in an infinite process. Under normal driving conditions up to 50 per cent of the engine’s power goes to the rear wheels, under extreme conditions up to 100 per cent, offering a new, high-traction rendition of that agile handling so typical of MINI.
The MINI Countryman comes as standard with four seats, while a three-seat bench is available as a no-cost option.The cabin, among other things, gets a standard multifunction steering wheel with cruise control a center rail system that allows each passenger to store objects.
Markets outside the U.S. will see an earlier launch in fall 2010, followed by a U.S. launch in early 2011.
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Source: http://www.bmwblog.com/2010/01/25/video ... ountryman/