{"id":84761,"date":"2026-01-31T02:33:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T07:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84761"},"modified":"2026-01-31T02:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T07:33:31","slug":"2026-mini-countryman-shadow-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84761","title":{"rendered":"MINI Countryman Shadow Edition Revealed With JCW Trim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s safe to say the MINI Countryman had an excellent year. Sales in 2025 jumped by 15.2% to 93,305 units, accounting for 32.4% of the brand\u2019s total volume. In other words, every third vehicle sold by the BMW-owned marque last year was a compact crossover. Oxford is kicking off 2026 on a high note by offering Japan a special edition with an engine choice that might surprise you.<\/p>\n<p>The Shadow Edition does exactly what it promises, featuring an array of black exterior accents. To sweeten the deal, MINI bundles the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/09\/18\/mini-cooper-s-john-cooper-works-trim-new-images\/\">John Cooper Works trim<\/a> and pairs it with 19-inch JCW Runway Spoke black wheels. As for the body, there\u2019s no configurator stress here: all cars are finished in Legend Gray with a black roof.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the exterior updates is a black-and-white Union Jack motif on the side mirror caps. Unsurprisingly, the interior follows the same theme. Buyers can choose any color they like, as long as it\u2019s black. The seats are upholstered in Beskin Black, while the dashboard and door trim are, predictably, finished in matching dark hues.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-MINI-Countryman-Shadow-Edition-1-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-510167\" title=\"2026 MINI COUNTRYMAN SHADOW EDITION 1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-MINI-Countryman-Shadow-Edition-1-830x623.jpg\" alt=\"2026 MINI COUNTRYMAN SHADOW EDITION 1\" width=\"830\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-MINI-Countryman-Shadow-Edition-1-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-MINI-Countryman-Shadow-Edition-1-1365x1024.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-MINI-Countryman-Shadow-Edition-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-MINI-Countryman-Shadow-Edition-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-MINI-Countryman-Shadow-Edition-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, about that engine mentioned earlier. Somewhat unexpectedly, MINI is selling the Shadow Edition exclusively with a diesel powertrain. Indeed, the limited-run model is based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2024\/06\/17\/2025-mini-countryman-d\/\">Countryman D<\/a> and uses a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder unit. Known internally as the \u201cB47,\u201d it produces 148 hp and 266 lb-ft (360 Nm), sent to the wheels via the familiar seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.<\/p>\n<p>MINI Japan is asking \u00a55,980,000, which translates to nearly $39,000 at current exchange rates. However, that figure excludes the consumption tax. Additionally, you\u2019ll have to pay a separate recycling fee. For the money, the Countryman D Shadow Edition comes well equipped with a suite of driver-assistance and safety features, ranging from adaptive cruise control with stop &amp; go and lane departure warning to surround-view cameras and a parking assistant.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese buyers can already place orders at their local MINI dealers, with deliveries scheduled to begin in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s safe to say the MINI Countryman had an excellent year. Sales in 2025 jumped by 15.2% to 93,305 units, accounting for 32.4% of the brand\u2019s total volume. In other words, every third vehicle sold by the BMW-owned marque last year was a compact crossover. Oxford is kicking off 2026 on a high note by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84762,"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-84761","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\/84761","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}