All along, all of MINI's models have given people the impression of being small and lean, and indeed, "small" has always been the Slogan of the MINI brand, even the current Countryman, which is an SUV model, is still small and smart. However, recently, some overseas media released a set of MINI new Countryman spy photos, from the spy photos, the new Countryman has a significant increase, the new car is expected to be officially unveiled within the year, in 2023 officially listed.
At the appearance level, from the spy photo point of view, the biggest change in the new Countryman is that the size has been significantly increased, and there is a clear difference from the current model. In some details, the new car also has a certain change. In the front part of the face, the new Countryman uses the classic face of the MINI family, but in terms of visual experience, the new Countryman is obviously more tough, with a hint of tough guy's visual sense, and the double-sided headlight group adds more sharp lines, and the visual feeling is sharper. On the side of the body, due to the new Countryman body length increased by about 200mm, it looks more like an SUV model. And the new Countryman's door handle also uses the most popular hidden door handle, which looks more stylish and can reduce the wind resistance coefficient to a certain extent. At the rear of the body, the new Countryman is extremely sporty, and the four genuine exhaust cylinders are enough to illustrate its performance.
At the interior level, the new Countryman adopts a new LCD dashboard design, the central control circular screen is tilted towards the driver's seat as a whole, and the lever-type physical control keys are still retained below. And the design of the air conditioner outlet is also different from the current model.
At the power level, the new Countryman will add a new plug-in hybrid system, the maximum power is expected to be 322Ps, equipped with a 14.2 kWh battery pack, pure electric mileage of 88 kilometers, for the major limited license cities, it is a good news. In addition, the new Countryman will also be equipped with a pure fuel power system, but the specific power configuration is still unknown, but the new Countryman will be built on the same FAR platform as the new X1, so it is expected that the new Countryman pure fuel model will provide 1.5T three-cylinder and 2.0T four-cylinder engines respectively.
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In fact, from the design of the new Countryman, it has gradually departed from the family characteristics of MINI, so we have to wonder, will anyone like this "flavored" MINI?