Hally Prabhakar concludes for
moneycontrol.com, an Indian affiliate of CNBC on the MINI Countryman after a first drive:
No Mini is sold without the option of customising it. The Countryman is no exception and comes with a whole array of optional add-ons such as a panoramic roof, mirror caps, bonnet stripes, union jack roof flag, Harmon Kardon sound system with ten speakers and a 480-watt amplifier to name a few. To go with the utility theme you can also opt for a bicycle rack, universal carrier and a roof box. The Mini Cooper S Countryman is priced at Rs 31.99 lakh, ex-Mumbai. Putting it into perspective, that's an additional Rs 6 lakh for two extra doors, extra cabin room and a bigger boot. If you're carrying passengers all the time, it's money well spent but if you don't then it's quite an amount to ask for a car that doesn't handle like the Cooper S hatch, drinks more fuel, has no all-wheel drive option in India and is a bit quirky to look at.
