Did Mini make a useful SUV? 2024 Mini Countryman JCW UK review 

Mini have done it again it’s brilliant 😊

I m getting one in in 2 months, wasnt sure about the new design until I actually drove it. This car definitely got me since then. Its a full complete 4 seats car.

I wonder who will be the first manufacturer to put the actual car in the touchscreen.

Carman Hardon sound system 😂😂😂

A much more mature product than the previous one, more exclusive than it's X1 brother!

I thought my eyes where broken, then realised tge rimms do look if blurred....love it

They definitely are turning heads and it’s a huge step in the right direction … All it needs is a V6 , proper and functional hood and air vents , carbon fiber options , snorkel , air ride suspension option And it would be perfect ! Again that’s just my personal preference other then that great review and dope car

I think it looks beautiful on the inside, I like the center display a lot - that rectangular screen in the previous gen was an abomination imo - and the outside looks classy too.

Like that they kept essential controls like window defogger off the touchscreen. There are times in my F60 that reaching for the heating dial whilst concentrating forwards is necessary.

Awesome video! What's your take on the knitted material used for the dashboard and some parts of the seats? Can it be easily cleaned or maintained after a spill ? What are the long term wear effects, odours, sun exposure, dust etc?

Are you sure it is a torque converter gearbox? The website says it's a dual clutch

my dream car from day 1🤗

Tim, revealing test thank you. I quite like the car but it does make me think that a sensible adult, probably a school teacher, sketched some nice external/internal outlines and instructed a group of ten year olds to colour in the drawings. It really should have adjustable dampers. Steering wheel is way too thick and clumsy (that's those pesky kids again!).

Good review Tim, I want one, when the ev version arrives in Australia 🇦🇺🙏🏼

My favourite biking roads.

I need a cold shower. This is Mini ticks all the boxes.

I own the old F60 shape Rebel Green JCW (73) OLD lol 😂 Is this worth the upgrade price around £6K to swop.. ??? Think mines still retains some of the Mini curves ? And it’s slightly more Bhp and 50 more Nm @ 450.

They must have changed it, as configurator is showing the HUD as standard now.

You mentioned the Cupra Formentor. Are you planning on doing a long-term owner video? Was thinking of purchasing one, but still not sure about it.

I like it I like it a lot 😊

If there were a word, it would be "Grosslichkeit" (largeness). Nice test. I'm liking your reviews, and biblical coat (Joseph). 0-60? Mini is just like the BMW e30 and e46...Haters think that there should be a law outlawing cars after 2000: anything bigger, anything with a screen, anything with an automatic transmission, anything over 3000lbs. I wonder why they don't hold the same standard to pickups. By the Mini logic, pickups should stay the size as they were in the '50s. But Haters wanna Hate. The real reason is because that they can't afford anything but a 30 year-old Civic. Haters is broke.

Absurdly chunky (steering wheel) - yes

really should have ventilated seats for a lot of the States...FL, AZ etc...X1 and X2 the same...maybe not the biggest deal but I think not even having the option on this platform is dropping the ball.

Does it leak oil in classic A Series Mode?

He said dinner plate screening 😅

Two things I really hate: the absurd piece of plastic on the C-pillar (hate it on Landos, too); and the infotainment. Judging by that it's a female car/a teenager's car, for which purpose it is too expensive. But, still noticeably cheaper than the BMW X1/X2.

Would you feel comfortable taking a road trip in the back seat?

size of a Range Rover and similar styling too .

This brews a fire in my pants. I do rather miss the driver display, though.

The door handles look they are from 1990. I hope the reliability and longevity are better than before, frankly a lot of older Minis have disappointed and for a 'premium' product this is not good enough.

@13:04 “es ist ziemlich groß”

I’m okay with the outside but honestly the interior the touch screens all of that junk is pretty well tragic, I can’t use my mobile driving but I can use that giant touch screen in my car? What a croc of ….

5.4s…a bit slow compared to the last gen. All digital now which means they can charge you a monthly fee for butt warmer.

To me it looks like a Citroen C5 Aircross😮

Should have called it the maxi

Very good!. 'Das ist Zimlich Gross, (that is pretty big, in De.....)

🤣🤣🤣 Quote: "Decent accelaration, but not pulling my hair off" // Me: what hair??? Hahaha... just kidding bro... I'm bald too...

Harman Kardon, Tim 👍🏼

Ughhh, its not even Mini, because its really big!

Bmw X1 in another suit

it needs less zoomer-designer crap and more true ruggedness, like tougher wheel arches.

Only fault with car is its Suspension option

The x1 is £20k more specked up ⬆️

“Proper human size cars” my bro not everyone is overweighted. Most of us fit in a first gen mini just fine

That interior is going to age like milk.

Shame about the firm ride.

But the interior door handles are the wrong way around 👿 They are arranged to make you lean and open with your other hand, putting you in the perfect position to look before you open the door into a cyclist 🚴 (Dutch Reach) Sie ist ein großes Mädchen 😮

Tim I must confess that I've never liked the exterior design of the Countryman so this is not that exciting to me and whilst you loved the interior - really ? Liked the big round dial but no repeater behind the wheel apart from a head up display for zillions extra Euros ? I think the main problem though is the price, way too expensive and there are lots of 'others' that give better bang for your bucks and as a package, the Chinese will walk all over BMW on this one.

DCT and “Useful SUV” do NOT belong in the same sentence.

Mini designs have that thing of keep getting better the more you see them. At first they look ugly and as time goes they get better and better until you are like wowed

Built to fail just outside warranty

minute 4:20 .: "karman hardon" ??? What on earth is that ??? I think you meant HARMAN KARDON !

Inside looks very cheap

Is it really set up for the country or is it really set up for the heart tarmac of English towns? Is it really a country man or is it just a miniature version of a range Rover? Yeah very bad presentation very bad intro and really yeah I think it’s really really tacky.

This thing is straight ugly. I won’t replace my 2018 countryman with this thing.