JCW Countryman ALL4
B48 / B46 (US)

Up to 330 bhp and 470 Nm from the standard 302–306 bhp and 450 Nm, achieved entirely in software. Because the Countryman is the heaviest car in the MINI line-up, that extra torque is felt constantly rather than occasionally — it stops the mass being part of the conversation.

Quoted figures are at the crank, and the ALL4 system's extra driveline drag means a wheel-figure dyno will read lower here than on a front-wheel-drive hatch making the same crank power. That is physics, not the tune — and on the road the all-wheel-drive traction means the Countryman frequently uses more of its output than the hatches can.

An uprated intercooler, a decat or sports cat and a performance intake, with cooler plugs recommended alongside. The reward is 330–360 bhp and 470–520 Nm on the factory turbo — torque that suits a heavy, tall car unusually well. List whatever is already fitted when you order and the calibration is built around it.

Arguably more so. Samuel's calibrations keep part-throttle behaviour, cold starts and cruising manners exactly as MINI intended — the extra output only appears when you ask for all of it. Day to day the tuned F60 drives like the standard car with deeper reserves, which is precisely what a fast family crossover should be.

99 RON is strongly recommended whenever the map runs aggressive figures — the top of the Stage 1 and Stage 2 ranges depends on it. The file is calibrated to the octane you specify, so if super unleaded is not consistently available where you live, tell Samuel and the tune is written to be safe on what you can get.