The announcement of the 2016 Clubman is not even one week old and*we are already moving on to other news. A little more than a month ago, the F60 Countryman was spotted going strong on the ‘Ring. We’ve already shared plenty of information regarding the next Countryman, but this video gets us one step closer […] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) More...
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsJFRUd6pyI"]2017 MINI Countryman spy video from the Nurburgring - YouTube[/ame]
Did you notice how many comments indicated a preference for the Photoshopped version of the design in the feature photo, rather than that of the big camouflaged beast lumbering around the track in the video? I guess the MF fanboys didn't appreciate it...the feature photo still shows up on the home page (at least as of this morning) but they yanked it from the post, along with the photo disclaimer. The MF favorable bias toward corporate MINI is getting so pervasive it's getting harder to find actual objectivity over there. Too afraid that DD will cut off their access to emerging info, I guess.
Conspiracy theories aside, it was stupid to use the original image and they did the right thing to replace it with a photo that actually matches the article.
Looks great. The best part was when it overtook the catfish going into one of the last turns. Great vision into the future of Toyota.