MINI Countryman Prepares for 2014 Dakar Rally

When you’re choosing a car to compete in an off-road race spanning thousands of miles from Argentina, through Bolivia, and ending in Chile, your first choice may not be to turn to the MINI Countryman. But Stéphane Peterhansel and the Monster Energy X-raid team are doing just that as they prepare for the 2014 Dakar Rally with a massively souped-up Countryman.

In this video, we see Peterhansel preparing for the rally in the streets and sand dunes of Morocco. The rally takes place January 5 to 18, 2014, so you can follow the Monster Energy X-raid team and see how they do.