Following some very harsh comments about the 'Magic Eye' style teaser pics of the new Mini Countryman (see original article below), this full set of images has been rushed out.
The Countryman goes on sale later this year, and is expected to cost from £17k. A four wheel drive version will be available using a variable electro-hydraulic diff that splits power 50:50 between front and rear axles in normal driving.
Engines are said to range from an 89bhp diesel in the entry model, to a 181bhp turbocharged 1.6 petrol in the 'sporty' Cooper S version.
So are these new pics good enough to crank the Countryman up a few notches on the P.H. O'Meter? Let's see...
Taking inspiration either from Magic Eye books or some mind-bending drug fashionable in the 1960s, Mini has released these first official images of its new SUV due later this year.
As these 'psychadelic bumble bee' pictures reveal, the new car, expected to be called the Mini Countryman, will stick closely to the same basic lines as the Beachcomber concept from the Detroit show.
When it goes on sale in autumn, the Countryman is expected to cost around £17k and, with a length of just over four metres, the Mini SUV is slowly moving the Mini brand closer to 'full-size' motoring.
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