Its so big, muscular, its like its on steroids.. Did I mention its expensive. What happened to the "Mini" Cooper, so big, that's not its tradition. Its like it is designed by Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson & priced by Oprah. What happened Mini? Or should I say Biggi.
The new Mini Cooper S All4 Countryman is, umm, trying to be big. Even though it looks big & unlike a Mini outside, well you don't get that much inside. Unlike other Mini's, this one has rear easy entry with rear doors that open wide, were an adult also has room in the back with a rear bench that includes a 60:40 split. It has a 47L fuel tank capacity which may limit just how far off the beaten track you'll be able to venture. The recently upgraded turbo charged 1 598cm3 Cooper S engine does, however, offer improved fuel consumption, even with an increase in power (128 to 135 kW), with a CAR fuel index figure of 8.76L/100km (60mi) should realise a tank range of around 540km.
Mini is offering the Countryman in either two- or all-wheel drive guise, thanks to the adaptation of BMW's xDrive system to fit this package. In all4 Countryman models this technology delivers an electronically-controlled standard 50:50 front-to-rear torque split, but has the potential to move up to 100 per cent of available torque to the front or rear wheels as required. A best 0-100 km/h (0-60mph) sprint time of 8.93 seconds was the best that could be mustered.
Its competitors is the Nissan Qashqai dCi Acenta , BMW X1 sDrive18i & the Suzuki SX4 4x4. Compared to its competitors, it may be better looking and practical but the Mini Coopers is very expensive, basically its price is ridiculous, R397 360 (around $40 000) is just ridiculous.
Some of its features is front/side/curtain airbags, climate control air-con, front/rear foglamps, with optional Sat-nav, steering controls and cruise control just to name a few. Some few disadvantages for its price include no spare wheel but run-flat tyres, 184/960 dm3 boot/utility space & a warranty and service intervals which are 3 years/75 000 km warranty/ maintenance plan.
If you ask me, with that price, I'd rather put up a few rands (dollars) and buy myself a Volkswagen Golf R which has a torque of 188kW, that has awesome features with good looks and is just all round a "peoples car".
Its not All4 for me, its just too weird and too expensive. If you want it, good luck. If you have it, pray hard.
Happy Driving (Arrive Alive)..
Photos- http://www.google.com/m/search?q=Mini+Cooper+Countryman+All4&hl=en&site=images&tab=wi&ei=OTXcTejaDsrAjAf5wuWDAg&sa=N&ei=OTXcTejaDsrAjAf5wuWDAg&ved=0CAMQ1wY
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Only A Bottle Of Glue & Cardboard To Better Them.
I see them sleeping on hard core cement, with only a glue bottle tight in the hand and just cardboard rapped around them.
Its winter in South Africa, maybe soon to be but point of the matter is, its cold, experiencing very low temperatures. Even to this day there are billions of street children out there suffering, hungry, cold, scattered and just homeless. Winter time comes we all reach for our wear drops, and grab our best fur coats, designer names, I'm taking Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Prada, Aldo, you name it, but like really, when there are people out there suffering, who dont even have a Pep jersey to put on, we should be ashamed of ourselves.
Firsly this topic was inspired by Gabi whom I have on twitter, she posted a photo with street kids just sleeping outside, rapped in what looked like cardboard. It got to me that, we in our warm homes, drinking coffee, next to a heater watching MTVbase when all the while someone is preparing to sleep, not on a "Seally" bed but on the ground, like on a paving outside, under a bridge, only to rap him/herself with a thin layered blanket or just cardboard , question yourself, is it human of us?
Most of us have the ability to help, but we don't, some of us just help for the publicity, as in we want to be seen giving a hand to the poor when all we want is just to better our reputation. Imagine how hard it is to go to bed hungry, and not in a good mood, that sucks! now imagine that topped by you sleeping under a bridge with trucks passing by, blowing wind at you and you just have a cardboard to cover yourself with no BlackBerry in your hand but a bottle of glue just to keep you company.
I'm not trying to put anyone down or sad but simply think about these situations, how people suffer compared to you, having a bad day just because you ran out of milk, think about the situations of this world, they are chlidren sleeping on the pavements, its not fair. Stop blaiming the government, YOU do something, forget about your president, forget who you voted for, get up and do something, wouldn't you want help if you were in that situation, DO SOMETHING!!!
If blog sites want to blog about gossip, the latest iPhone and which celebs are in love, I believe serious issues first, gossip later.
Do something for your community, just landing a helping hand helps a lot, try it.
In Faith For A Better Future
Keep Well...
Its winter in South Africa, maybe soon to be but point of the matter is, its cold, experiencing very low temperatures. Even to this day there are billions of street children out there suffering, hungry, cold, scattered and just homeless. Winter time comes we all reach for our wear drops, and grab our best fur coats, designer names, I'm taking Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Prada, Aldo, you name it, but like really, when there are people out there suffering, who dont even have a Pep jersey to put on, we should be ashamed of ourselves.
Firsly this topic was inspired by Gabi whom I have on twitter, she posted a photo with street kids just sleeping outside, rapped in what looked like cardboard. It got to me that, we in our warm homes, drinking coffee, next to a heater watching MTVbase when all the while someone is preparing to sleep, not on a "Seally" bed but on the ground, like on a paving outside, under a bridge, only to rap him/herself with a thin layered blanket or just cardboard , question yourself, is it human of us?
Most of us have the ability to help, but we don't, some of us just help for the publicity, as in we want to be seen giving a hand to the poor when all we want is just to better our reputation. Imagine how hard it is to go to bed hungry, and not in a good mood, that sucks! now imagine that topped by you sleeping under a bridge with trucks passing by, blowing wind at you and you just have a cardboard to cover yourself with no BlackBerry in your hand but a bottle of glue just to keep you company.
I'm not trying to put anyone down or sad but simply think about these situations, how people suffer compared to you, having a bad day just because you ran out of milk, think about the situations of this world, they are chlidren sleeping on the pavements, its not fair. Stop blaiming the government, YOU do something, forget about your president, forget who you voted for, get up and do something, wouldn't you want help if you were in that situation, DO SOMETHING!!!
If blog sites want to blog about gossip, the latest iPhone and which celebs are in love, I believe serious issues first, gossip later.
Do something for your community, just landing a helping hand helps a lot, try it.
In Faith For A Better Future
Keep Well...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
First Blog
Hello to everyone, welcome to your nearest info blog, where you will see things from my view (in my sneakers) & also the view of the rest of the world. It's for everything entertainment, celebrities, fashion, social, current affairs, and simply just random things to entertain you. Most basically its for you, you can post your comments and also say what you would like to see and read, I'm open to anything, you can also tweet me your thoughts on http://www.twitter.com/JabuNdaba (anytime). Until my next official post, love you all.
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