MINI

Bostonians can find relief from the deep freeze at the 2018 New England 
 International Auto Show, which opens Thursday.

Mini's compact SUV got a lot less mini for 2017. The redesigned Countryman is now longer and wider, making it good for child-safety seats.

Thanks to complete integration of Amazon Alexa into mid-2018-and-later 
 BMW and Mini models, there's now no escaping that Prime addiction.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety named the 2017 Mini 
 Countryman a Top Safety Pick, something families should like.

Gas-electric hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles also would be banned in 
 move to go fully electric.