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A wild, desert-conquering Mini Countryman has been dusted off by the X-raid rally team and German off-road tuner delta4x4.
Deputy News Editor
Deputy News Editor
A muscled-up Mini Countryman concept has been served up with a raft of hardcore desert-destroying mods after being transformed by two German off-road legendary outfits.
Dubbed ‘The Beast’, the 2025 Mini Countryman SUV concept is the work of the delta4x4 tuning house and the X-raid rally team – who have teamed up with great effect before including winning the grueling Dakar Rally six times.
The Beast sits a whopping 50mm higher than a standard Countryman – meaning 252mm of ground clearance – using ‘rally-tuned’ suspension and 18-inch Hanma beadlock alloy wheels wrapped in 255/55 R18 Loder AT #1 off-road tyres.
They sit within wheel-arch extensions on seriously pumped front and rear guards, with the front-end led by a rally-spec batch of 10 spotlights, a nudge bar, and bonnet pins, all following a flat-grey and searing orange colour scheme.
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There’s a fifth beadlock wheel as a full-size spare on the roof, where two jerry cans, recovery boards and ladders are stowed for when The Beast hits trouble. The rear side windows have Land Rover Defender-style pannier boxes, too, for even greater cargo-carrying capacity.
There’s no mention of any upgrades to the powertrain, and – while the jerry cans suggest petrol is on offer – whether ‘The Beast’ can be also ordered with the battery-electric powertrain available in the Countryman.
In its most potent John Cooper Works (JCW) ALL4 spec, the petrol Countryman uses a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine producing 233kW/400Nm using a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and all-wheel drive for a claimed 5.4-second 0-100km/h time.
The electric version uses a pair of electric motors to make 230kW/494Nm for a 0-100km/h time of 5.6 seconds
Revealed on social media there’s not a lot of additional detail – nor any indication of customer pricing – for the Dakar treatment beyond a batch of studio images and a brief description from delta4x4.
The company currently offers a kit for the Ford Ranger for €2378 ($4152) – and an identical package at the same price for the Volkswagen Amarok – as well as suspension and wheel upgrades for the Tesla Model Y and Model 3 from €899 ($A1570).
While delta4x4 doesn’t officially offer its parts in Australia, some off-road suppliers do sell components and parts from the German company here – meaning ‘The Beast’ could be jumping sand dunes in a local desert in the near future.
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Damion Smy is an automotive journalist with several decades of experience, having worked for titles including Car and Auto Express magazines in the UK, and Wheels and Motor magazines in Australia.
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