The Mini brand is owned by BMW and this new Countryman platform was the first co-developed platform with BMW. The Mini Countryman shares the same underpinnings and one engine with the BMW X1. The Mini Countryman small utility vehicle is a 5-passenger model and sold as a base Cooper, Cooper S and a John Cooper Works performance model. The base model is sold with a manual or automatic, front wheel drive or all wheel drive. This car is sold with a 136hp 1.5L turbo 3-cylinder engine. The Cooper S Countryman is sold with a 2.0L turbo 4-cylinder with 192hp an the John Cooper Works Countryman shares the same 228hp 2.0L turbo found in the BMW X1. Competitors to the Mini Countryman are the BMW X1, Audi Q3, Volkswagen Tiguan, VW Golf Sportwagon, Kia SOUL, Mazda CX5, Nissan Qashqai, Subaru Crosstrek, Toyota CH-R and more
