It might be dimensionally closer to the Mercedes - Benz GLA than the regular A-Class, but in the flesh it's little more than
a regular small hatch, leaning more towards an Audi A3 or BMW 1 Series than Q3 or X1 SUVs.
Not exact matches
Those figures are similar (though strangely, not identical) to what you'll find in the
regular Mini Cooper, but given the Countryman weighs over 200 kg more than the
smaller hatch (245 kg, in like - for - like in Cooper form) the engine does have more work to do.
Set to go on sale later in 2018 — months after the
regular Megane RS is launched — the more extreme version of the
small five - door
hatch has been created, in part, to rival cars like the Volkswagen Golf R but chiefly to reclaim the prestigious lap record for a front - wheel drive production car at the world famous Nurburgring.
In comparison, the
regular Brio hatchback facelift comes with the standard rear bumper,
smaller exhaust pipe and a fat chrome slat at the bottom of the
hatch door.