Autoguide has some words on the Countryman as they ride MTTS:
The Countryman S I drove uses the familiar turbocharged 4-cylinder engine making 181 horsepower and 177 ft-lbs of torque. The power delivery is a bit slower than its two door stablemates, but the same taut steering, slick-shifting 6-speed gearbox and powerful brakes are still present.
MINI CEO Jim McDowell let it slip to me that the ALL4 system will cost an extra $1700 on top of the base price (which he didn’t divulge) and that he expects 30% of buyers to opt in.
MINI will host a formal driving event in October.
MTTS2010: Los Angeles to Las Vegas
Today was a photo-taking day, while Margaret drove GPMINI, following George (so any speeds you might notice are entirely due to George being in the lead!)
We began the day with the MINI Takes The States gathering at Santa Anita, seeing the Countryman again, as well as lots of other MINIs …
We left before the main group, so no-one would get confused and follow us (they’re heading to Phoenix today before heading to Las Vegas tomorrow) – we’re heading there today, to stay two nights in my favorite Bellagio hotel!
MTTS badges
Before leaving Los Angeles, I grabbed a couple magnetic badges from MotoringBadges, via DB; they look nice next to the MTTS 2006 badge, but they’re not staying there (more for my fridge back home!) …
M&I / GBMINI 