Building a bigger Mini -- but not too big.

#9. It’s the first modern Mini with four doors and all-wheel drive.

The 2011 Mini Cooper Countryman is offered in three models: base, S and the all-wheel-drive S ALL4. Mini’s new all-wheel-drive system uses an electromagnetic center differential. Under normal driving conditions, it sends slightly less than 50 percent of the torque to the rear wheels. If slip is detected front or rear, up to 100 percent of the power can go to the axle with grip. The system also begins sending more power to the front wheels at 75 mph and ramps up to 100 percent of the power to the front at 87 mph. The base and S models have front-wheel drive.