has touched U.S. soil for the first time following the world debut earlier this month at the 2023 Munich auto show.
The U.S. debut took place on Monday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City, at an event organized by Urban-X, Mini's in-house startup incubator. Mini didn't provide any specific details for the U.S. market apart from the showroom appearance targeted to take place by fall 2024. The new compact crossover will arrive as a 2025 model.
The version shown was the Countryman Electric, or Countryman E, the base electric version of the new Countryman which is expected to come with 188 hp and a 64.7-kwh battery. A sportier Countryman SE is also planned, which is expected to come with 308 hp and the same 64.7-kwh battery.There will also be gas-powered versions of the new Countryman.
Both the electric- and gas-powered Countrymans are based on the same FAAR platform from Mini's BMW Group parent. Production of both versions is also being handled at the same BMW plant in Leipzig, Germany. The plant also builds FAAR-based BMW models like
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