@kezo The Countryman has been on the sceme for years since i got my Clubman back in 2018 and was defo on the year before while deciding which car apart from when it was too hard to source them during and after covid but defo back on now. Why would you not expect the new one to be on Motability? Your first post is confusing you say the limit is 120 but surely you meant 220? In which case 215bhp on the new mini is fine?
First post was based om under 25’s as that is what I thought you were asking without my specs on 🙂
I said “No it does not mean the new Countryman should necessarily be on the scheme regardless of bhp”
Simply meaning just beccause there are 200bhp and over cars on the scheme doesn’t mean the Countryman will make it to the scheme with 200bhp or more. Equally we don’t know if the lower powered one will make it to the scheme. Unfortunately no one has a crystal ball!
MINI has not revealed full details about the combustion engines (which will be realeased in February 24) that power the Countryman, but has said the front wheel-drive Countryman C will get 168bhp, with the Countryman S ALL4 getting four wheel-drive and a higher power figure of 215bhp, along with the JCW 296bhp.
In May the electric version will go on sale with 201bhp as well as other electric models, so Motability could wait for that given the way they are going. However, regardless of power saurce it will likely be be based on retail demand, which brings back to the crystal ball 🙂
My reference to the X3 was its power exceeds 200bhp but its not on the scheme and is unlikely to be!