Driving the Mini Countryman today – the Mini brand part of the BMW group and
today enjoying strong growth, up 80 percent in the first half, the larger and longer
five-door Countryman the big sales mover, available in petrol or pure electric,
each in several grades. I drove the 2.0-litre turbo petrol 7-speed dual clutch
automatic Countryman S all-wheel drive in the mid-spec Favoured grade –
$61,990 plus on road costs. The Countryman five-door, based on BMW’s X1
platform, a really interesting estate wagon as the name implies, individual and
designed for the adventurous spirit – a go-anywhere compact SUV with premium
finishes, fabulous seats and some novel touches. Step inside and your met with a
round central touch screen and a head up speed display – both of which are
extremely practical and user friendly. The air vents and door handles vertically
aligned and different in an interior that has a lot of character with nice finishes.
Novel touches too like the start/stop toggle switch, parking brake push button
and gear selector set the Mini Countryman apart. It’s not an SUV for everyone, it’s
a little different even quirky but as a compact premium model offers a point of
difference with nice cabin and luggage room.

Driving the Mini Countryman today &ndash; the Mini brand part of the BMW group and today enjoying strong growth, up 80 percent in the first half, the larger and longer five-door Countryman the big sales mover, available in petrol or pure electric, each in several grades. I drove the 2.0-litre turbo petrol 7-speed dual clutch automatic Countryman S all-wheel drive in the mid-spec Favoured grade &ndash; $61,990 plus on road costs. The Countryman five-door, based on BMW&rsquo;s X1 platform, a really interesting estate wagon as the name implies, individual and designed for the adventurous spirit &ndash; a go-anywhere compact SUV with premium finishes, fabulous seats and some novel touches. Step inside and your met with a round central touch screen and a head up speed display &ndash; both of which are extremely practical and user friendly. The air vents and door handles vertically aligned and different in an interior that has a lot of character with nice finishes. Novel touches too like the start/stop toggle switch, parking brake push button and gear selector set the Mini Countryman apart. It&rsquo;s not an SUV for everyone, it&rsquo;s a little different even quirky but as a compact premium model offers a point of difference with nice cabin and luggage room.

A weekly show with all the latest information and news in the motoring industry. Hosted by 2GB's very own motoring corespondent David Berthon. 

For more engaging content visit the 2GB website, or listen live to 2GB 873.

A weekly show with all the latest information and news in the motoring industry. Hosted by 2GB's very own motoring corespondent David Berthon.&nbsp;
For more engaging content visit the 2GB website, or listen live to 2GB 873.

Motor Torque with David Berthon

A weekly show with all the latest information and news in the motoring industry. Hosted by 2GB's very own motoring corespondent David Berthon. 

For more engaging content visit the 2GB website, or listen live to 2GB 873 

A weekly show with all the latest information and news in the motoring industry. Hosted by 2GB's very own motoring corespondent David Berthon.&nbsp;
For more engaging content visit the 2GB website, or listen live to 2GB 873&nbsp;