MINI Countryman review: Is it too big?

[@carwow]

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[@Jaçkie528-v9d]

Please race the Audi R8GT vs BMW M5cs

[@danielshinerock1526]

Of course.

[@Антон-э2е]

Ну, не какуля? Нет?

[@BrandonStorseth-e1s]

❤.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Or 2024 Mini Countryman S vs Integra Touring Car,​@@Jaçkie528-v9d

[@prayasdash]

No way it looks exactly like a swift.

[@nmajer4152]

not just me then

literally just came here to say it

[@adamdev3069]

Lmao

[@jayaraut8034]

I thought it was the new swift

[@sonoutlawuk]

Thts what I thought at first glance

[@lptomtom]

The AC controls are dangerous at this point, I can't believe this is legal

[@BullyBoxer]

Loads of new cars the same. I’ve got a brand new Mercedes E class that has the aircon/heating controls in the large screen , it’s annoying and it’s dangerous if you ask me .

[@trader548]

Won't be long before Elon puts the steering into the touchscreen. Mad and dangerously distracting to put driver controls into a touchscreen. Safety agencies are all asleep.

[@hassyg4083]

its a German and French trend

[@lucasroper46]

@@hassyg4083 Not really. Tesla, an American company, started it. The rest just decided to follow.

[@yissibiiyte]

​@@lucasroper46Tesla proved that if you market cost-cutting as "minimalist" fools will actually fall for it. So obviously everyone will copy to save money.

[@cabottaxi]

Far too big. Should have called it the Maxi. £45,700 for a JCW mini is just plain mad.

[@agsproductions4303]

Oooh the new Maxi Countryman

[@iPhonenaire]

Owned by BMW 😅

[@hardywoodaway9912]

the opposite would be maxi and not macro

[@agsproductions4303]

@@hardywoodaway9912 Ah, I didn’t know that Thanks for the feedback

[@user-wh7bm3iv2t]

Busman ;)

[@hassyg4083]

@@iPhonenaire why they copying thew Swift

[@NataliaCasper-l7j]

It looks like a lego technic set

[@cbotten106]

Yeah, I'm sure that is in the cards (blocks?) at some point. That they are apparently letting Lego do the design work now is quite surprising.

[@elcrackengaitos_bs4804]

it looks actually worse

[@noel7187]

those false pops and bangs are revolting LOL

[@peterhollings309]

And totally pointless

[@macsloc4548]

Suzuki Swift + Random SsanYong = new Mini Countryman :)

[@purwantiallan5089]

Or Swift + Mercury Cougar + Toyota Vitz to be precise.

[@oreotheironman8916]

Yea true

[@Evergreensands]

£45K for a mini..? No wonder car manufacturers aren't selling cars

[@hanro7430]

Its the top of the range sport version. It starts much cheaper. Watch the video

[@yissibiiyte]

Not to mention that it has a cheaper interior than a Dacia Sandero despite being 3× the price

[@kevinhutchison3922]

​@hanro7430 even the cheapest one is 30k.......for a mini??? Nah they can keep it.

[@hassyg4083]

it looks like a Swift you can buy a new Swift for around 18k. 45k is German brand price lol

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@hanro7430well this is supposed to be next gen Range Rover Sport...

[@captain_context9991]

Look closely at 0:22 Just look how THICK this Mini is compared to that other car that it meets. Minis are HUGE now.

[@lucasroper46]

That's because it's a Countryman. They have always been big. Buy a Cooper if you want a small car, which is what I will be doing.

[@purwantiallan5089]

The 2024 Mini Countryman also weighed 1298kgs.

[@hybridstoatdragon]

Lmfao

[@oggyoggy1299]

@@lucasroper46 They’re okay for a chick.

[@lucasroper46]

@@oggyoggy1299 Didn't realise birds could drive cars.

[@michelbruns]

he always says "its a bit laggy" shows the screen being perfectly fluid, and other times "its super fluid and fast" and shows the screen reacting with a 3 sec delay or similar

[@StephenButlerOne]

​@@cvd1he uses a Samsung fold.

[@just_me_who_else]

@@michelbruns Mat says “can be” not “is”

[@hassyg4083]

he gets paid for certain German brands

[@benpeters-brown5317]

But he defo doesn't get sponsored by brands 😉

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@StephenButlerOnewhat is Samsung fold btw?

[@scottemac75]

How pathetic that anyone would want to delude themselves by having fake pops n bangs. Plus it sounds more like popcorn than a sporty engine note

[@maws]

Definitely "Mini" by American standards

[@n8n8n8n]

That dashboard fabric material looks like a rip off from Dacia... Why does this interior looks SOOO cheap? This car is very expensive. Too expensive for that.

[@12point131]

Yes, so much plastic!

[@wimcalant8425]

Interior on this gen is really spec down. I went seeing it a the mini dealer at sales launch. Almost no soft touch materials any more. The cloth on the dash is not looking so great in reality. The sat nav screen is really a gimmick. Yeah like in other modern BMW. Should be forbidden. One thing that has not been specced down is the price. My god easy plus 50.000 eur for the s version. And yes this does not feel like a mini anymore it's too big honestly said.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@12point131even 1970 Plymouth Cuda muscle car has less plastics than 2024 Mini Countryman.

[@benfinesilver2250]

A huge amount of money TT for something that looks crappy inside and out. Dud.

[@liampaulmcguinness]

...and good luck when the wiring harness melts at 80,000kms or the crank shaft breaks. Such good quality.... Not

[@sooofancier]

This car represents everything wrong with cars today.

[@helderfmachado]

If you know how to use the auto on the AC, you rarely need to use any buttons

[@frostyyy6823]

“It’s a quirky, useful interior” that’s a bit of an overstatement right there tbh

[@gabrielmako]

Having driven one as a loaner while my last gen JCW countryman was getting worked on, this car is awful. It's been completely immasculated. My Mini now is unfortunately the last Mini I will own.

[@Cam_Wight]

New Minis feel so cheap inside, and look so Chinese on the outside. Sad to see

[@o_o-_-8639]

I have the previous generation Countryman and let me tell you that it feels and it’s much better than this one. The old one feels much more robust and solid, it has also many more refined Interior materials, the door sound solid when closing and the gearbox being a torque converter one is smooth and reliable, it is a composed car for being an suv and very very spacious for its size. The new Countryman feels cheap, it’s really too big to replace the previous gen, it’s missing physical controls, better materials, sound insulation and perhaps a powerful but economical Diesel or a hybrid because those petrol are damn thirsty! Also Matt do you really think that those pops and bangs sounds any good? To me they sound like someone farting in a can. 😂

[@panoschimarios4639]

Totally agree

[@everysecondaway]

Props to the cameraman for keeping up with Mat's ridiculous dance moves inside the car 😆

[@Ashley-HoZz]

*......,ONLY real Carwow fans can LIKE this ❤💛💜*

[@paulstark4923]

who absolutely hates the digital climate control?

[@UltiMogr]

big minis and small suvs. people have gone mad. Bring back the sedans!!

[@theHoolser]

I can never understand why people are buying the "bigger " mini, they remind me of my wife gaining 60+lbs since I met her, if I want a small family SUV, there are so many better choices.

[@mikadavies660]

Scary to think that with some options you can take the JCW Countryman over £50k

[@JohnAty4]

You can't. The price he gave is 'Level 3' spec, which has all options.

[@mikadavies660]

@@JohnAty4 Sorry but just seen an Electrified KZbin test of Countryman Vs Volvo EX30. The Countryman was £47,000 ..... And then it was spec'd with another £9,000 worth of options. So even with my maths that is way beyond £50k. Look at the video for yourself. Released today. Prices at the last 5 mins of the video.

[@kornonacob]

Looks like a hearse 😂

[@davidpalin1790]

It looks cheaper than the previous model 😢

Before I saw the title, I thought it was Suzuki Swift lol

[@jamesbarbato2192]

I owned a Mini Countryman I love the car. I don’t like the way everything squared off not at all.

[@MTsang26]

Maybe the door handle design encourages the Dutch Reach opening of doors where you reach / turn with your opposing arm so you actually turn and look into the door window and therefore you can see if any cars are coming up from behind.

[@peterhollings309]

Or do as I do, look in the mirror

[@JarrydPillay]

Mat you should do a review on the Lamborghini temerario plz

[@drunkenhobo8020]

The editor should keep increasing the size of the car/decreasing the size of Mat in the thumbnail over the next few days.

[@edward92128]

I don’t know why anyone would buy this over its more handsome cousin, the X1. It has a better appearance and nicer interior

[@georgiosrigas8094]

Instead of Mini, they should name it Midi.

[@tsharathchandra7074]

Usually the swift looks like mini and this time it is the other way round

[@ewenbruce5851]

Were the exterior styling team on holiday? What a mess. Standard fare for minis these days though...

[@karabovilakazi5021]

Reminds me of a Suzuki Swift 🤔

[@grahamashford8283]

It’s a BMW X1 (U11) in a Mini skin (so many shared parts, external door handles, sunroof control cluster, engines etc). The JCW is effectively the same car as the M35i. I have an X1 and it’s a “troubled” car. I fear the Countryman will be too.

[@cricticalthinking]

Reviewers talk about door handles as if they were something new. Cars in the eighties had flush door handles

[@strollingwithsi]

I never thought I'd hear a car reviewer say "it really gets quite jizzy" when talking about the rear window washer, but here we are!

[@marckant3611]

So this MINI Countryman is the JCW. It had a patrol engine without (mild) hybrid tech. There is no plugin-hybrid anymore and I think MINI made a big mistake with that. The range of the fully electric is just not enough. Edit: no mild hybrid for the JCW.

[@mohammadarslan9863]

Why is it still called a mini when it is a mega!

[@Scarbir]

‘So here are 500 things I don’t like about this car’ 😂

[@TheresaCharlotte-nh5ng]

It's obvious how much work you put in!

[@arpadvargasomogyi7807]

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[@ghost21501]

I almost bought the original countrymen with a 6-speed manual when I was looking for a family car, but instead, I went with a tiguan. I think it was the right choice.

[@MrZotteltier]

Now I don’t believe that the exhausts are real when there’s no Carwow stick of truth showing it to me.

[@Steve-nu8xt]

Should have shown it next to an original

[@christophertudball]

Why??

[@don911donny9]

It’s a Classic Mini in all but size and price which leaves quirky, fidgety and fun; I love ‘em.

[@Tej132]

the front end looks like a Suzuki Swift

[@daylen577]

That infotainment screen would've been much more easy to use if they added a little hand rest in front. In my car I can just barely reach the aftermarket touch screen for controlling media with my hand resting on the shifter knob, but you don't have one in these

[@nmajer4152]

suzuki called. they want their swift front end back.

[@ue_evo]

Matt forgot the OG CarWoW stick of truth to check the exhaust pipes. It's sad, matt justify yourself! Lmao xD

[@jagger2001]

I've had my current car for about 8 years now, and i rarely ever use the arm rest on the door. I'm shocked that's even enough of a con to even mention lol

[@GreyknightSEO]

Awful, we need proper buttons and stop with the minimal apple experience designs.

[@purwantiallan5089]

The 2024 Mini Countryman is like 2007 MINI COOPER S + 2005 SUZUKI SWIFT SPORT.

[@danielshinerock1526]

It cleans the rear number plate!

[@jxmai7687]

more like end up with water mark effect.

[@christophertudball]

Mat didn't like it from the start...impressive 0-60 for it's size.

[@Andybarney555]

Start watching on lunch.. clips to gets abit jizzy.. nearly spat my food out!!. Thanks mat!!!😂😂😂

[@yeboahosei-kwabena5632]

One of the reasons why Doug Demuro described the Mitsubishi Mirage as the worst car and opened the floodgates to be cool to criticize it was because of the door handles, which he described as old-fashioned and no manufacturer does that again, but here we are with the same style of door handles on this countryman in 2024. When youtubers want to nitpick, they will definitely find something because here are the same door handles being described as flash to the body. Sometimes the things we regurgitate and find issues with are not even problems in itself or they did not up from our experience or it being our original idea but its something we heard someone say and we just went along with it.

[@CountDankula0]

It's all cool except those stupid aircon controls. Buttons wouldn't hurt them

[@DeShooter3]

When is the new bmw 120 review?

[@dingoeatswolf3663]

What!? AUD$90k for a ‘Mini’? 😂 No way…that’s madness. 😏

[@titanjr4391]

Looking like bigger version of Maruti Swift 😂

[@smilebig1000]

Wow Swift with more power

[@danielshinerock1526]

Is this car 45 to 47k? Is that right? The 302 hp version. That is a unbelievably high price if that is correct.

[@SuperLloyd84]

Ooh, a review of the new Maxi. Is this the Pad edition?

[@cbotten106]

It's never too big, a man of your experience knows that. Q: How often does the "next" model loose pounds or inches? Answer: Very seldom.

[@seyshgoburdhone7841]

Omg exactly when I needed it! I've been eyeing that car for an eternity now!

[@GeneralKato]

I reckon Frank Stevenson would be appalled.

[@GregH25]

I know it’s only 2BHP but I think it’s unacceptable that the JCW isn’t the most powerful option

[@Punisher_19]

Mini doesn't by any standards looks like a MINI anymore !!!

[@jay_chromosome7172]

It's about time for a new Carwow ad... Car change Carwow 🎉

[@savouryfriend]

carwow should start having a section for adas testing on roads across their reviews.

[@PhannyObsession]

What on earth are those blobs on your Peli Case?!?! 😂

[@danielshinerock1526]

Dashcam to film aggressive drivers in Bmers and Audis?

[@alastairorr6318]

My mum has owned 3, a '62 plate, a '64 plate and currently on a 71 or 72 plate, because it has a registration plate registered in Northern Ireland, I don't know. My brother used to own BMW 3 series, he reckons there is more space in the Countryman.

[@KiwamiJoryu]

MINI became MAXI

[@its_kay_08]

The “Not So Mini” Mini CountryMan Looks like a Lego to be honest

[@jamiepoole5193]

Matt is a keen cricketer you know🤣

[@cmeluzzi]

I test drove one and liked it very much. The interior looks and feels like a BMW. Driving experience was good, comfortable, spacious and with a nice colour scheme. The screen isn't difficult to get used to after a while, and has lots of tech in it. I test drove an XC40, which seemed like a car from the 1990s. Just ordered my Countryman C after that. Cheaper than the Volvo and than the X1. Can't wait to start driving it.

[@braderzjamez3197]

Mini charging near £50k for a car is madness

[@ilian903]

Design wise the previous one will age better. I don’t get all these Chinese looks. It’s frustrating to see how all manufacturers are messing up their brand identity. I guess new buyers don’t care about it and they just want a tacky screen with flashing lights everywhere.

[@andrewiwm9980]

They’ve all sold out to china and Saudi Arabia and UAE… it’s all about chasing profits now… hopefully they will come back around to just making fun cars at some point… time changes everything I guess

[@DayumSonny]

Governments are mandating safety devices but allowing touchscreen volume and air con controls? Get your priorities right!

[@johnball4826]

Why don’t they use the name from the past. The “ Maxi “ which would be far more appropriate for a larger Mini. In the same way in the 1970’s there was the Austin Mini and Austin Maxi.

[@crocus9905]

Yes I really needed an "experiences" button and not AC controls

[@18T220]

Mini need to start making tiny cars again, modernise the original design, they would sell loads

[@georgepom328]

Honesty its not the size, or the infotainment, it is the seats.

[@REZ_Lev]

NEW CARWOW AD‼️🥳🎉

[@UKcounties]

I was cheated by BMW dealership service, then to rectify what they had done they asked for £240 per hour investigation charges! Had to sell that car at a huge loss and bought a Japanese in part exchange. Never again, all BMW service companies are owned by an American conglomerate in London and South east, the faults in the onboard computer are so many and so often in all BMWs that this US company operating in UK rakes in massive profits at your cost. Beware. When driving any mini on motorways the srraight windscreen gets covered by dead bugs within minutes in summers, you can't screenwash them away. After driving a normal saloon, mini's dashboard feels like it's uncomfortably close to your chest. Though agree with Matt that their gearbox is the best and far ahead of VW DSG & so much fun, but at what cost....

[@rleerm]

The old ladies who primarily fancy to buy this car would likely opt for bigger characters on the frisbee screen.

[@DonnaGarcia-ul6ke]

Honestly, this content brightened my mood!

[@arpadvargasomogyi7807]

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[@Skooma_Addict42]

Mini never stopped bulking

[@supernotnatural]

Classic Matt. Praises Mini which has shitty controls and everybody hates it but will directly start to hate Honda CR-V s which are one of the most durable SUVs." Carwow starrting Biased Matt"

[@arhannv9663]

Looks a like a long wheel base swift

[@doggo3127]

Why is no one talking about the new carwow ad?😂

[@tuffandco3745]

Why is a British car company owned by the very German BMW the 3rd most reliable car brand in the world, beating all supposedly “well built” German home brands?

[@kirov777]

How could they have spoiled the looks of the lovely older model...

[@Tribulation88]

I thought the new mini was ugly, to big and too small inside back when BMW tried to fool people into thinking they were buying a British icon. 20+ years on and sadly it's worked and this thing is ghastly and immense.

[@cookiedais]

The front headlights should be round , it doesn’t have the Mini identity .