Has MINI Built a HUMMER?

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Although most print media outlets ignore the convention, MINI officially spells its name in all capital letters. It's a cute contrivance from a company that could just as easily have called itself MICRO, given the stature of its cars. But now it has one worthy of a little emphasis.

The Countryman is the HUMMER (another, more fitting all-caps brand) of MINIs. At a foot wider, more than a foot longer and a couple of inches taller than the company's previous behemoth -- the stretch limo-esque Clubman -- you could conceivably hollow out one and use it as a garage for the other cars in the MINI lineup.