{"id":40467,"date":"2023-01-16T06:14:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40467"},"modified":"2023-01-16T06:14:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:14:45","slug":"next-gen-mini-countryman-quad-exhaust-spy-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40467","title":{"rendered":"Next-Gen MINI Countryman Stalked In Traffic With Big Body, Quad Exhaust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/01\/16\/next-gen-mini-countryman-quad-exhaust-spy-video\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"2023 Mini Countryman spy photo 1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1-830x830.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" title=\"image of 2023 Mini Countryman spy photo 1\"\/><\/noscript><img width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201600%201600%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"2023 Mini Countryman spy photo 1\" decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1-830x830.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2023-Mini-Countryman-spy-photo-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" title=\"image of 2023 Mini Countryman spy photo 1\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"63.847058823529\">\n<p>2023 will be a busy year for MINI as the Oxford-based automaker has already announced plans to unveil <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/01\/11\/mini-confirms-two-electric-vehicles-2023-launch\/\">two electric vehicles<\/a>. This camouflaged prototype spotted in German traffic is and isn\u2019t one of them since we\u2019re looking at a gasoline-fueled version of the next Countryman, which will get an EV variant. Stalked on the streets of Munich, the test vehicle had MINI\u2019s distinctive swirly camo in yellow and black.<\/p>\n<p>The disguise can\u2019t hide the obvious \u2013 the new Countryman will be significantly larger than its predecessor. The easiest way you can tell it\u2019s much bigger than before is by looking at the generous size of the quarter glass. While the outgoing model is 4.31 meters (169.7 inches) long, its replacement will reportedly stretch to almost 4.5 meters (177 inches) long. That makes sense considering it\u2019ll be mechanically related to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/12\/30\/video-bmw-x1-review\/\">latest BMW X1<\/a>, which itself has gone through a growth spurt.<\/p>\n<p>The quad exhaust system indicates MINI was testing a performance version, either the Cooper S or the full-fat John Cooper Works. As a refresher, the first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/10\/24\/2023-bmw-x1-m35i-spied-most-camouflage-removed\/\">X1 M35i<\/a> also coming in 2023 will have four tips. Both high-performance crossovers are rumored to use an updated turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline engine, with the B48 to produce over 300 horsepower in its highest state of tune.<\/p>\n<p>As for the purely electric Countryman, it should be quite similar to the iX1 xDrive30 with its dual motors. If it\u2019s anything like the BMW-badged model, expect 313 horsepower (230 kilowatts) and 364 pound-feet (494 Newton-meters) of torque. It is believed a lesser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/11\/16\/bmw-ix1-edrive20-enter-production-november-2023-report\/\">iX1 eDrive20<\/a> with front-wheel drive will enter production near the end of the year, so an equivalent single-motor MINI might follow suit.<\/p>\n<p>This will probably be the last Countryman generation to come with combustion engines since MINI has announced it will only sell electric vehicles from the early 2030s. Production of the compact crossover will be moved in-house as BMW will assemble the vehicle at its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2021\/07\/15\/2023-leipzig-plant-will-be-the-first-german-facility-to-produce-both-bmw-and-mini-cars\/\">Leipzig plant in Germany<\/a>. The outgoing model is made in The Netherlands by the VDL Nedcar automotive manufacturing company.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WZ79C1TY9gA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DrGumoLunatic \/ YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mini Countryman - 2023 \/ 2024 - Barely Disguised Prototype\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WZ79C1TY9gA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023 will be a busy year for MINI as the Oxford-based automaker has already announced plans to unveil two electric vehicles. This camouflaged prototype spotted in German traffic is and isn\u2019t one of them since we\u2019re looking at a gasoline-fueled version of the next Countryman, which will get an EV variant. Stalked on the streets [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":40468,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}