Long Term: 2011 Mini Countryman: January 2012 (Autoblog)
Filed under: Crossover, Mini, Long-Term Garage
Literally two days after my last update about our long-term Mini Countryman, I
found myself trudging through a snowstorm at 30 miles per hour on Interstate
94 along Michigan’s west coast. I guess Mother Nature had heard my cries about
not being able to test our Mini in the snow, and decided to reward me with
super slippery roads and poor visibility for two and a half hours straight.
Lovely.
Mile after mile, the Mini dutifully carried on while I watched large SUVs and
a host of mid-size sedans slide off into the ditches on either side of I-94.
I’ve lived in southeast Michigan my entire life, and I know how to drive in
the slushy, slick stuff, but there’s nothing quite like the combination of
all-wheel drive and proper winter tires for times like this – it not only
helps with driver confidence, but makes the whole process of safely navigating
through a snowstorm much less fatiguing. Mini’s All4 all-wheel-drive system
made sure power was being sent to exactly which wheels needed it most, and our
car’s Bridgestone Blizzak WS-70 winter tires provided by the folks at Tire
Rack …
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