As expected, the new Countryman will ride on the UKL platform and will have a standard front-wheel drive system but the more expensive versions will employ an AWD setup. The model is codenamed "F60" and will use the familiar 3- and 4-cylinder turbo gasoline and diesel engines, with a hotter S version available from day one while a range-topping John Cooper Works (JCW) will be out later during the model's life cycle.