The hottest version of the third generation Mini Cooper is set to official debut next month at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, but Australian site Car Advice has decided to beat them to the punch, revealing shots of the new car as well as some details on what the JCW treatment will entail.
Mini has published an updated, free eBook called John Cooper Works, which tells the history and showcases the lineup from the brand’s factory tuning program.
Mini has just released the details on the upcoming 2013 Countryman, it’s all-wheel-drive, less-mini Mini. Available starting this month, the new Countryman benefits from changes that are more of the refreshed variety, rather than sweeping substantial ones.
Mini’s exclusive ‘GP’ badge has only ever appeared upon a select few Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works models–a mere 415 were ever brought to the United States since 2006. A JCW GP Coupe was rumored, but according to a new report on MotoringFile, Mini has apparently pulled the plug on the GP Coupe before it had the chance to see the light of day.
For 2013, Mini has released an all-new version. We don’t have a great deal of information (yet), but the new JCW GP was revealed at the Paul Ricard circuit in France during the Mini United festival. Like the original GP, it’ll be limited to 2000 units.
Ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, Mini has taken the wraps of the John Cooper Works Countryman.
It’s been said that the original Volkswagen GTI is the world’s first hot hatch. Respecfully, we disagree. The original Mini, especially in Cooper and Cooper S guises, has been terrorizing the bigger cars of the world for almost 50 years, starting with the first Mini Cooper back in 1961.
This week at Winding Road, we open up the taps on a 2012 Mini Cooper JCW Coupe.
Along with the Cooper S Roadster, Mini brought the hot John Cooper Works version to Detroit. Boasting 208 horsepower, we imagine it will be quite an entertaining little convertible.
The ink is still drying on our first drive of the Mini Coupe, and already the Anglo-German brand is dropping another model on us. Called the Mini Roadster, it is essentially a convertible version of the Coupe, sporting a similar two-seat, three-box design.
In terms of engine mods, the JCW features reinforced pistons, a lower compression ratio (10.0:1 versus 10.5:1 in the Cooper S) and more boost (1.3 bar in the JCW, 0.9 bar in the Cooper S) from a larger turbocharger and exhaust manifold. A larger cold-air intake and mass airflow sensor are also fitted to improve throttle response. Finally, a reworked exhaust system produces a genuinely mean sounding note, that barks and burbles on overrun. All that mechanical nonsense means there’s 208 horsepower and 192 pound-feet of torque (207 pound-feet during overboost) at the disposal of your right foot.
We’ve just gotten our first official look at the newest member of the growing Mini family. The Mini Cooper Coupe represents a return to basics, with a sporty two-seat layout instead of the two hardly usable seats found in the hardtop.
Anyone that has driven, ridden in, read about, or even paid a little bit of attention to the universe of Mini cars over the last few years, probably can understand that having the letters “JCW” attached to one’s Mini can mean magical things in terms of urgency and athletic handling. So, when the arrival of this John Cooper Works convertible happened to coincide with the first really beautiful week of spring weather we’ve had so far this year in southeast Michigan, we were understandably stoked.