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mitsubishi | Comparison: 2011 Mini Countryman vs 2011 Nissan Juke |
As is normal when the Germans launch a car that doesn't obviously slot into one of the decades-old market segments, the manufacturer will tell us it has invented a whole new kind of car. So it is with the Mini Countryman -- a 'compact sports activity vehicle', apparently. Like, doh. How exactly is this a new category? Toyota RAV4? Kia Soul? Mitsubishi Outlander Sport? In the real world, the Countryman can't succeed by being a new invention. It has to succeed by being better than the opposition.
Well being a Mini, at least it has performance on its side, with an uprated version of the familiar Cooper S engine (Valvetronic throttle-less induction is added to the existing direct-injection and...
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