MINI Australia has launched the primary of what’s certain to be many particular version variations of its newest Countryman compact SUV with the Boardwalk Version, a variant geared toward “celebrating a common love for the seaside”.
Simply 59 Boardwalk Editions are slated to make it to Australia, consisting of 29 Coopers and 30 Cooper S’, all completed in Deep Laguna paint with piano black contrasting trim.
Priced from $52,000 plus on-road prices in Cooper kind and $58,500 in Cooper S guise, the brand new restricted version carries a sizeable $7500/$5600 premium over the common Cooper and Cooper S respectively, netting clients a heap extra – unique – commonplace tools.
For the Cooper, commonplace package highlights embrace Boardwalk Version aspect scuttles, door sills and rooftop decal with black roof rails, piano black roof, mirror caps, grille encompass and entrance and rear Mini logos, LED headlights, foglights and tail-lights, black 18-inch ‘pin’ spoke alloy wheels, picnic bench, carbon black leatherette upholstery, 5.0-inch digital instrumentation show, Boardwalk Version dashboard fascia insert, piano black inside surfaces, anthracite headliner, 8.8-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Mini Linked, 12-speaker Harman Kardon sound system, consolation entry, driving assistant, parking assistant and a reversing digital camera.
No modifications have been made to the Cooper’s turbocharged 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol engine or the even-speed dual-clutch computerized transmission it is connected to with the powertrain nonetheless sending 100kW/220Nm to the entrance wheels.
As within the regular vary, the Cooper S ups the ante each when it comes to commonplace package and energy, including a black honeycomb insert to the grille, a JCW Sport steering wheel, energy adjustable carbon black leather-based cross punch seats with reminiscence perform and adaptive cruise management.
Whereas the Cooper S is inevitably extra highly effective than the Cooper, the Boardwalk Version boasts no further grunt than the common Countryman Cooper S with its force-fed 2.0-litre four-banger nonetheless growing 141kW/280Nm, all of which is distributed to the entrance wheels through a recalibrated model of the Cooper’s seven-speed dual-clutch computerized.
Based on Mini, lots of the Boardwalk Version’s visible cues had been impressed by these on the Sidewalk Version Convertible.
The Countryman was given a mid-life refresh in September final yr which noticed the inclusion of refreshed styling and higher all-electric vary for the hybrid powertrain.
The present vary – Cooper, Cooper S, Boardwalk Version, Hybrid, JCW Pure, JCW – can be bolstered within the close to future by the arrival of the Signature, Unique and Sport trim ranges with the bottom Cooper and Cooper S set to turn into the ‘Traditional’.
Mini Australia declined to touch upon the brand new variants and the naming restructure, as an alternative telling GoAuto that extra info can be launched sooner or later.
Whereas the small print are nonetheless skinny on the bottom, we do know the Cooper Signature can be priced from $49,275 whereas the Unique will retail for $53,924, considerably bridging the value hole between the Cooper and Cooper S variants.
Talking of the Cooper S, the Cooper S Signature will land from $58,200 whereas the higher-spec Sport will carry a $59,700 sticker value.
The Signature nameplate may also be utilized to the Countryman Hybrid ($66,200) in addition to the hi-po JCW ($71,013), ballooning out the variety of full-time Countryman variants from 5 to 10.
Mini Australia bought 72 new Countrymans final month, accounting for 4.0 per cent of the $40,000-plus compact SUV phase presently being led by the Audi Q3 (385/21.3%).
2021 Mini Countyman Pricing*
| Cooper (a) | $44,500 |
| Cooper Boardwalk Version (a) | $52,000 |
| Cooper S (a) | $52,900 |
| Cooper S Boardwalk Version (a) | $58,500 |
| Hybrid (a) | $60,900 |
| JCW Pure (a) | $61,915 |
| JCW (a) | $67,818 |
*Excludes on-road prices
