MINI Countryman SUV (2017 - 2024) Cooper S E All4 PHEV Sport auto 5d Owner Review

A great concept but very poorly executed. If it had a budget badge it would be acceptable but at the premium price it's pretty poor. Can't see where the value is over cheaper alternatives and the expensive extras disappoint the most. Don't get me wrong, it's a good car, drives nicely, smooth, quiet, comfortable, pretty quick when you want it to be, very economical especially with lots of short trips but it has multiple annoying faults. The connectivity is rubbish, navigation is dreadful, unintuitive consol with its tiny screen, voice recognition highly frustrating, several functions aren't available, auto boot control never worked (they all do that sir). And the app that supposedly allows some remote functions would not have made the grade with airfix. Buy the basic model with no extras and I'm sure it will satisfactory, but if you want toys that work, buy a Mercedes.