MINI John Cooper Works Hot Hatch: Hot hatch fans, get ready, because the new Mini John Cooper Works will be launched this autumn and will have a petrol or all-electric option for the first time.
We’ll soon see what this little gold can do, as the camouflaged version of the new petrol Mini JCW will race at the Nürburgring 24 Hours on June 1. An unforgettable display. As for the car, he said it was “designed to push the limits of speed and agility.”
The camouflage of the JCW adopts the same red and white colors as the classic mini rally cars of the sixties, most notably the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally won by Paddy Hopkirk. The number “37” is also a tribute to the famous car.
We also get some hints about the changes JCW has made; for example, the checkered flag on the octagonal grid looks more susceptible to cooling. Of course, the classic round headlights of the model car remain.
The wheel arches are extended and at the rear there is a double roof spoiler above the large exhaust pipe in the center of the aggressive rear bumper. The new Mini Cooper continues on its way with adjustable headlights.
The Petrol Mini JCW is still available as the , with the previous version using a heavily modified version of the 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine from the Mini Cooper S, and things remain the same for this one. possible.
The new Cooper S produces 201 hp compared to the previous car’s 176 hp, so if the MINI JCW has similar power we could see closer to 250 hp, compared to the old JCW model’s 228 hp.
Unfortunately, we’re almost certain the new Mini JCW won’t be available with a manual transmission, as the petrol-powered Mini Cooper is only available with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
Meanwhile, the all-electric Mini John Cooper Works E is likely to use the same 54.2 kWh battery as the longer Mini Cooper SE. The model has a range of around 250 miles, but the JCW E soup doesn’t look like it’ll go very far at any price.
We hope it will be front-wheel drive like its future rival, the Alpine A290. However, Mini’s product manager Dr. Stefan Flock told us last year that the Cooper EV platform could accommodate a dual-motor setup and all-wheel drive system if the team wanted to go that route.
