The Countryman could represent a practical solution for exotic car fans who plan to drive a fuel-efficient commuter car during the week and drive an exotic car on the weekend.

(Mini model image courtesy of Daniel Dionne and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Only. See more of Mr. Dionne’s photos on Flickr.)

Reports indicate that the Countryman will get 34 miles per gallon on the highway, and fuel efficiency is important to today’s car consumers.  So is fun, and the Mini Cooper Countryman has that, too.

“We see a lot of our customers driving fun everyday cars like the Mini Cooper,” says Ron Sturgeon, owner of a Dallas exotic car tour company.  “These little cars are a blast to drive.”

For Sturgeon’s customers, that power comes from exotic sports cars like the Porsche 911 Cabriolet, the maserati quattroporte, the ferrari F430, or the audi r8.  These are some of the vehicles included in the dfw drive your dream’s popular 2,000 HP Tour.

“It’s a fun event, kind of like a dream come true for auto enthusiasts who have always wanted to spend a day on the open road with some six figure autos,” says Sturgeon, who also owns a Dallas car storage company.

Events like this could be a welcome surge of adrenaline for owners of the new Mini Cooper Countryman.  This new Mini has some great features, and it will get you where you need to go.

It just won’t get you there as quickly as a ferrari.  The standard model has a 122-horsepower engine, but some models may be able to get as much as 184 horsepower.  Reportedly, the souped-up version of the Countryman has a top speed of 133 miles per hour.

But the real appeal of this new model is the all-wheel drive.  For people who drive on wet or snowy roads, all-wheel drive can offer peace of mind.

“Even here in Texas, all-wheel drive can be important,” says Sturgeon.  “We don’t get much snow, but we get some serious rain and thunderstorms.”

In the Countryman, the front wheels receive all of the power during most driving situations.  However, when the car sense slippery driving conditions, it sends some of the power to the back wheels to increase traction.

Mini has reportedly seen a great public response to the new car.  According to Road and Track, the company has already sold 1.7 million units.

The Mini Cooper Countryman will be arriving in U.S. dealerships sometime in 2011.

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