Australian pricing and details for the new 2017 Mini
John Cooper Works (JCW) Countryman have been revealed today, ahead of its June
launch. The new model enters the local market from AUD 56,900 before on-road
costs, matched as standard to an eight-speed automatic transmission and
offering a six-speed manual shifter as a no-cost option.
The new JCW Countryman, in its
now-standard automatic form, effectively undercuts the price of the equivalent
outgoing model, which opened with a manual and offered the auto as a AUD 2350
option. Power in the new JCW, the fourth to bear the badge in the current Mini
range, is provided by the same 231 Hp and 350 Nm 2.0-litre twin-scroll turbo
petrol engine that drives the new JCW Clubman. Matched to Mini’s All4 all-wheel
drive system, the turbo engine promises a 0-100 km/h time of 6.5 seconds with
either the paddle-shifter-equipped auto or the manual.
Mini
claims combined-cycle fuel consumption figures of 7.8 litres per 100 kilometres
with the manual, dropping to 7.4L/100km with the auto. This is down from the
old model, which, inversely, listed 8.0 (manual) and 8.3 (auto). Three driving
modes are offered: Normal, Sport, and Green. Standard kit includes 19-inch ‘JCW
Course Spoke’ alloy wheels (optional in Europe) wrapped in 225/45 run-flat
tyres (with no spare) and 17-inch front brakes with Brembo calipers.
Safety kit includes Active Cruise Control active
from zero to 140km/h with Stop and Go Function, along with the Driver Assist
pack, Comfort Access, hands-free automatic tailgate, and front/rear Park
Distance Control with Parking Assistant.
Optional bits include the Climate package, adding a
panoramic glass roof, sun protection glazing, and heated driver and front
passenger seats. The JCW Countryman will make its Australian debut in June,
although exact timing is still to be confirmed. Watch for CarAdvice’s launch
review to follow.
