Has anybody traded a 2009 or later factory JCW hatchback in on a Countryman?

I was just wondering if you are as happy with the Countryman as I know you were with the JCW.

 

I can't imagine why you would do that. The extra weight will just kill the personality of the car (the Countryman weights more than my 436HP Corvette). Why not hold out for the Limo.

 

Just to be contrary, no I did not trade my 07 MCS for our Countryman.

We have the ALL4 S, it is just as fast and a bit faster than a lot of the MINI S's. It carries some weight, but I would not say it 'kills the personality'. It is just a different MINI.

When I want to enjoy the MINI drive, but don't want to enjoy my TSW springs and shock combo, I try to steal the CM from my wife.

Don

 

I've driven the All4 S and a Cooper S back to back on a test track, and no, an All4 S is NOT faster than a Cooper S. Braking, handling, acceleration, etc. are all worse as you would expect considering the slightly porky weight of the All4 S. The Countryman still has a lot of MINI personality though.

 

Guess it is who is driving and how, I know my ALL4 S will out pull some of the other MINIs, but it may be my driving style versus others. Willingness to rev. to the red-line.

How many laps did you do or how many mountain miles is more the question.

But I agree physics say that the Countryman is slower by the margin of weight and vehicle dynamics. We still love ours.

 

Around town I rarely see or hear people letting their MINI engines rev a little so I am not surprised. Maybe it's the fuel prices - but IMO a little wasted fuel is worth the fun. Wasn't trying to diss the Countryman, it still has great handling compared to most crossovers. In the real world, 0-60 times are pretty pointless anyways.