SPY VIDEO: New MINI Countryman goes hybrid

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  1. Nathan

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    MINI's next-generation Countryman crossover has emerged in fresh spy video and photos, proving it will be the first model from BMW's city-car brand to come with plug-in hybrid power.

    Unlike this pre-production prototype shot during cold-weather testing in the snow, the camouflaged Countryman you see in this first spy video of the new-generation MINI SUV wears a sticker saying 'hybrid test vehicle'.

    Although it's clearly an evolution of the current Countryman, the recent release of the MINI 5-Door hatch appears to have given the British brand more cause to differentiate the redesigned five-door crossover.

    The more daring MkII Countryman is not only larger, but features more prominent wheel-arches and more body-cladding than before, while retaining key MINI design cues like rounded headlights flanking a chromed grille, and a floating roof above a wrap-around windscreen.

    Like all new MINIs, the Countryman rides on the BMW Group's latest UKL1 front/all-wheel drive platform, first seen under the MkIII Mini Cooper and BMW 2 Series Active Tourer.

    Video and rest of article at SPY VIDEO: New MINI Countryman goes hybrid - motoring.com.au
     
  2. Metalman

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    Sooooo... When are they coming out with the GP hybrid and the John Cooper Works Hybrid......:D
     
  3. Dave.0

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    Tree Huggers are happy but still do not understand that the making of a hybrid is worse for the environment then they are worth.
     
  4. BruceK

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    From the link: "...The more daring MkII Countryman is not only larger..."

    Geez, the current Countryman is way too large, and the new one will be even bigger? :frown2:
     

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