Mini Countryman Cooper: fun and practical
Photo credit: Handout | The 2011 Mini Cooper Countryman is 15 inches longer than the modern Cooper hardtop -- the better to accommodate doors, backseat-passenger legs and groceries in its rear cargo space.
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Back in the day, vintage Minis were so narrow they could drive on sidewalks. They were so short the only view out the driver's side window was often another car's hubcap.
Then BMW came along and cashed in on the cute-as-a-button British classic, adding a couple of feet of length, six inches of height and a 21st-century makeover to the compact it resuscitated in 2002 and rechristened as its...
