Despite a relatively limited engine line-up, the MINI Countryman has a surprisingly wide selection of gearbox options. A slightly notchy six-speed manual is standard on Cooper and Cooper S models, while a slick-shifting seven-speed twin clutch automatic is available as an option. The plug-in hybrid is fitted exclusively with a six-speed torque converter automatic transmission for the front wheels and single-speed reduction gear for the electric motor that’s mounted to the rear axle. Finally, the John Cooper Works also gets a traditional auto gearbox, but here it has eight gears, as in the mechanically identical BMW M135i.