The British premium brand MINI celebrates a world premiere at Auto
Shanghai 2017 with the presentation of the
MINI John Cooper Works Countryman. The motor show in the megacity on
the East China Sea provides the setting for the first public
appearance of the new MINI John Cooper Works Countryman (for the
Chinese market combined fuel consumption: 7.4 l/100 km; combined CO2
emissions: 175 g/km). The model is the ultimate partner for all those
who wish to combine a desire for adventure, versatility and off-road
capabilities with hallmark MINI go-kart feeling, supreme power and
outstanding driving dynamics.
The China premiere of the new MINI John Cooper Works Countryman
underscores the great importance MINI attaches to the International
Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai. China’s biggest automotive
trade show has been known as Auto Shanghai for more than three
decades. It is held on an alternating basis with Auto China in Beijing
and attracted new record numbers in 2015 with more than 900,000
visitors. The venue of the 17th Auto Shanghai is the China Expo
Convention and Exhibition Complex. Here, more than 1,100 exhibitors
from all over the world have some 350,000 square metres of space at
their disposal in 13 halls, where they will be presenting new models,
technical innovations, accessory products and services from 21 to 28
April 2017.
The new
MINI John Cooper Works Countryman:
versatility and off-road capabilities coupled with outstanding
driving dynamics and race track feeling.
The second generation of the MINI Countryman is the most
spacious and most versatile model in the range of the
tradition-steeped British brand. And another superlative now applies
to the power unit of the new MINI
John Cooper Works Countryman: with an output of 170 kW/231 hp,
it is the most powerful engine ever to be fitted in a MINI. In
combination with the standard all-wheel drive system ALL4 and a robust
vehicle concept, it ensures that the latest addition to the family of
top John Cooper Works athletes takes the MINI experience to a whole
new level – in terms of both race track feeling on the road and
driving fun over unsurfaced terrain.
For the Chinese market, the new
MINI John Cooper Works Countryman is offered as standard with an
8-speed Steptronic sports transmission, sprinting from 0 to 100 km/h
in 6.5 seconds. The superior performance qualities of the new MINI
John Cooper Works Countryman are likewise reflected in its elasticity
on interim sprints, cornering agility and deceleration performance.
This is the result of an overall package assembled with John Cooper
Works racing expertise, which includes not just the engine and the
efficiency-optimised all-wheel drive system but also a sports
suspension with 18-inch John Cooper Works light alloy wheels and a
Brembo sports brake system. Distinctive body features designed to
optimise the car’s aerodynamic properties and cooling air intake and a
model-specific cockpit with John Cooper Works sports seats round off
the performance package of the new MINI John Cooper Works Countryman.
The MINI model range in China: on course for
continued success with enormous
diversity.
With the MINI John Cooper Works
Countryman presented at Auto Shanghai 2017 in China, the current
MINI generation presents a level of diversity that ensures driving fun
in every way. As such, MINI continues its success story as the leading
supplier of premium vehicles in the small car and compact segment. The
incomparable blend of enthralling engine and suspension technology,
unique quality, unmistakable design and a wide range of customisation
options has helped raise MINI to cult status in this segment in the
Chinese market, too. China is now the fourth largest MINI sales market.
The current MINI model family comprises five models, each of
which embodies the thrilling MINI brand profile in its own distinctive
and expressive way. In the small car segment, the MINI 3 door (for the
Chinese market combined fuel consumption: 6,3 – 5,2 l/100 km and
combined CO2 emissions of 149 – 124 g/km) represents the brand’s
classic body concept, while the MINI 5 door (for the Chinese market
combined fuel consumption: 6,1 – 5,4 l/100 km and combined CO2
emissions of 146 – 128 g/km) meets the need for extended space and
increased versatility. The MINI 3 door is offered on the Chinese
market in the form of the MINI One, MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper S and
MINI John Cooper Works. The MINI 5 door is available in the versions
MINI One, MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S. Meanwhile elegance and
open-air pleasure coupled with driving dynamics and go-kart feeling
are provided by the MINI Convertible, available in China as the
MINI Cooper Convertible and the MINI Cooper S Convertible.
The MINI Clubman (for the Chinese market combined fuel
consumption: 7 – 5,8 l/100 km and combined CO2 emissions of 167 – 138
g/km) brings the core qualities of the legendary MINI to the premium
compact segment, offering an outstanding level of everyday and
long-distance suitability, versatility and ride comfort. The latter is
available in China as the MINI One Clubman, MINI Cooper Clubman and
MINI Cooper S Clubman and as well as the MINI John Cooper Works
Clubman with all-wheel drive. The MINI Countryman (for the Chinese
market combined fuel consumption: 7,4 – 6,2 l/100 km and combined CO2
emissions of 175 – 148 g/km) offers enthralling hallmark driving fun
and individual style. With four doors, a large tailgate, five seats
and the optional all-wheel drive system ALL4 it is the perfect partner
in everyday traffic, on action-packed trips and even away from
surfaced roads. On the Chinese market it is available in the versions
MINI Cooper Countryman, MINI Cooper Countryman ALL4, MINI Cooper
S Countryman, MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4 and now also as the MINI
John Cooper Works Countryman.
The MINI engine program for the Chinese automotive market
comprises three petrol engines. They have three (MINI
One, MINI
Cooper) or four (MINI
Cooper
S and MINI
John
Cooper
Works) cylinders and are fitted with MINI
TwinPower
Turbo Technology.
