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MINI has just announced that the new MINI Countryman World Rally Car has successfully completed its shakedown phase at Prodrive’s private proving ground in Warwickshire. They have also released this teaser photo:
Mini said that the Mini Countryman World Rally Car has completed the initial part of the testing and development. The engineering team has driven the car over four day on tarmac, loose surfaces, and Prodrive’s low grip facility. For the gravel testing, the Mini Countryman World Rally car prototype will travel to Portugal and perform testing there for a week.
Prodrive technical director David Lapworth says: “As with any totally new car, it is vital to take time to ensure all the systems are working as intended before embarking on a week long gravel test.â€
This is a video of the Mini Countryman prototype powered by a turbocharged 1.6L 4-cylinder BMW Motorsports motor:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T_fXEzlTdo&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]Rendering artists see the finished WRC car looking like this:
