The American SetMini's 2027 Countryman Untamed Swaps Shine for Trail Rubber
Mini has given the 2027 Countryman an Untamed version, built for owners whose weekends carry on past the end of the pavement. The changes start underneath: the suspension has been reworked, the wheels are a smaller size, and the tires carry a tread meant for gravel and dirt as well as asphalt. A smaller wheel leaves more tire between the rim and the ground, the kind of cushion a driver heading up a Colorado forest road will be glad of. It is a sensible, carefully judged package that points the Countryman toward the trailhead.
With reporting from Road & Track.