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Mini's cute 'ute is a Mini through and through and provides us with maxi fun.
It doesn’t take a marketing genius to recognize the inherent risk in adding a crossover to a brand called “Mini.” Indeed, a high-riding, Austrian-built four-wheel-drive vehicle sounds like a quick and easy way to pour a decade’s worth of brand equity down the drain. However, the Countryman is a triumph of strong execution over questionable judgment, which is a fancy way of saying it’s really nice.
Photo Gallery: 2011 Mini Cooper S Countryman All4 - Editor's Notebook - Automobile Magazine