MINI Countryman and MINI Paceman are getting ready for the summer because from July they will be equipped with new customization options and details. The new enhancements will be available starting from July.

For instance, the new sports options feature the John Cooper Works Exterior Package, the John Cooper Works Interior Package and the John Cooper Works Chili Package. There is also an optional storage package for the MINI Countryman which now includes a double cup holder at the rear.

Furthermore, it is promised that in the future, the Paceman model will be equipped with a rear centre console as standard. It will also feature integrated storage facilities and a 12-volt power socket, as well as two cup holders (optionally.

The permanent all-wheel drive system ALL4 can be selected in four model variants of both the MINI Countryman and the MINI Paceman. The top sports models - MINI John Cooper Works Countryman and MINI John Cooper Works Paceman will be fitted with the system as a standard.

In the MINI Cooper Countryman ALL4 and MINI Cooper Paceman ALL4 the power output is estimated at 90 kW (122 hp) and it is delivered by the 4-cylinder engine. The power is distributed between the front and rear wheels thus improving the traction on slippery surfaces as well as increasing the driving fun. The engine is mated to a six-speed manual transmission as a standard or to the optional six-speed automatic transmission.

For the summer there is also available the new John Cooper Works Exterior Package, which consists of sport suspension settings, 18-inch light alloy wheels in Twin Spoke Black Burnished Design and the John Cooper Works Aerodynamics Kit. To be more precise the latter comprises of a front apron with integrated air ducts for brake cooling, model-specific side sills and a rear bumper with diffuser.

Furthermore, the Dark Style package offers strips in black or white on the bonnet, exterior mirror caps and turn indicator surrounds in Black Checkered, anthracite-coloured roof rails and radiator grille ribs in anthracite.

To go inside the car, the John Cooper Works Interior Package includes sports seats Diagonal Track fabric in John Cooper Works Carbon Black, the John Cooper Works leather steering wheel with multifunction buttons, Sport Button, Dynamic Traction Control, John Cooper Works door sill finishers and an anthracite-coloured roof liner.

Next, the John Cooper Works Chili Package features all of the additions in the John Cooper Works Exterior Package and the John Cooper Works Interior Package along with the following: fog lamps, rain sensor, automatic air conditioning, on-board computer, lighting package, storage package, height adjustment for the passenger seat and velour floor mats.

In this package, another special feature is the Parallel Lines Light Tobacco fabric/leather combination for the MINI Countryman, and the Hot Cross Carbon Black fabric/leather combination for the MINI Paceman. The package also offers xenon headlights in the MINI Cooper S and MINI Cooper SD models.

New paintwork finishes also come to deliver some freshness to the summer. The Countryman and Paceman will be available from July in the exclusive Chili Red color, which was previously seen only on the MINI John Cooper Works Countryman and MINI John Cooper Works Paceman models.

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Source: MINI