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PAN AMERICAN COUNTRYMAN PHEV MAKES HIS STORY IN NY

Along with the new MINI Classic Electric presented at the Salon of New York 2018, at the booth of the British brand there is also a very special copy. This is the new MINI Countryman Pan-American Plug-In Hybrid, a preparation on the hybrid version of the model that is destined to make a long demonstration trip, to cross the famous Panamericana route, the road that connects Alaska with Argentina through 48,000 kilometers.Taking as the basis the new MINI Cooper Countryman ALL4 hybrid plug-in, the brand has added a number of elements to withstand the intense and long journey that will face this exemplary Countryman. On the roof we can find an elaborate rack with steppe and on the front two auxiliary headlights.

This experience was organized by the brand itself, which will be responsible for updating the news of the journey through their social networks.At the mechanical and chassis level, the MINI Countryman Panamericana PHEV does not show any news regarding the units that can be purchased at the dealers. It has a hybrid system consisting of a traditional 1.5-liter TwinPower Turbo 3-cylinder combustion engine that delivers 136 hp and 220 Nm of torque, coupled with an electric motor located on the rear axle, to add a total of 224 hp and one maximum torque of 385 Nm. The transmission is a six-ratio Steptronic, but is only connected to the front axle.According to the brand itself, the reason for doing this adventure on the Pan American route is only to demonstrate that a model such as the MINI Cooper SE Countryman ALL4 Plug-In Hybrid is not only a vehicle for short distances and that you can make a trip of this magnitude without problems.

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