MINI Countryman Spied Testing on New Platform

The next-generation MINI Countryman is in its early testing phases.

Riding on a new front-wheel drive platform, the next Countryman has been spotted for the first time with more space and a roomier appearance in hopes of competing with other compact crossovers in the market. As with other new MINI models, expect the new Countryman’s styling to be more evolutionary than revolutionary.

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In addition, the British automaker will produce the next Countryman in Oxford as well as a new plant in the Netherlands rather than in Austria and Magna Steyr where the current Countryman and Paceman are being built. Expect the next-gen Countryman to make its debut in 2016.

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