Name: MINI X-raid ALL4 Racing 2016 Review
Brand: MINI

MINI

MINI X-raid ALL4 Racing 2016 Review

Very heavy, very high

Not exactly attractive

Not exactly cheap

Handling balance

Toughness is obvious

Easy to get in and out of

MINI X-raid All4 Racing
First Drive
Rovaniemi, FinlandUntil Peugeot spotted a gap in the rules in time for the 2016 version, you had to have one of these to win the Dakar. The six-cylinder turbo-diesel is fast, but more importantly, it’s stronger than the rocks, ruts, cliffs and sand dunes it’s designed to smash through. Question: you’ve got a spare million euros burning a hole in your pocket and you don’t want to put yet another Bugatti or limited-volume Ferrari, McLaren, Lamborghini or Porsche into a collection that spends all its time in humidity-controlled stasis. Besides, you don’t want one of them because your driveway is unpaved.It’s not just unpaved, but it’s never seen a grader blade, and it’s basically huge rocks, sand dunes, dry riverbeds and virgin countryside.You scout around and decide the Mercedes-Benz G 63 6X6 AMG is just a bit flashy and, besides, you’re not really a Mercedes kind of person.There’s a solution at hand, though. MINI has a car that costs a million euros.