REVIEW: We've driven the 2024 Mini Countryman before it goes on sale 👀 Here's every detail about the British brand's larger, family-friendly SUV
The electric versions of the new car will be called Countryman E and Countryman SE. The former will introduce a 188bhp, front-wheel-drive powertrain with a 54kWh battery that isn’t available in theThe Countryman SE will use the 308bhp, dual-motor powertrain and 64.7kWh battery that’s familiar from the BMW iX1. Mini estimates that it will offer 280 miles of range.
Production of the petrol Countryman is expected to start this November and first deliveries are expected in the first or second quarter of 2024.The new Mini Countryman shares a lot of its underpinnings and powertrains with the X1 and iX1, so is it a case of ‘see our BMW X1 review’ for the way it drives? Mini’s engineers are at pains to point out that any Mini should feel like a Mini and have ‘go-kart feeling’.
Even more obvious is the revolution that has taken place up front. The dashboard and centre console have lost nearly all their buttons, including the rotary infotainment controller. All have been replaced by a very large, very thin, circular OLED touchscreen. The car still ran a prototype build of the infotainment system, with numerous unfinished features and lots of bugs, so it would be unfair to cast judgement on whether this move has been successful. After all, it's still roughly a year away from reaching customers. It seems substantially different from the current BMW iDrive system, however.
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