The rebooted Mini might have lost much of its British charm, but the infusion of German sports DNA (from Mini’s new parent company BMW) was really noticeable in the John Cooper Works edition of the Mini Cooper S. With 211 horsepower and 261 ft-lbs of torque from the turbocharged 1.6 liter 4-cylinder engine the JCW […]
This next seller needs a lesson in first impressions — when you advertise a car, the first thing you should not include in your description is the phrase “works” complete with quotation marks. What the seller meant to say is that it is the John Cooper Works edition, which is a special edition of the […]
In 2006 BMW decided to let the outgoing first generation Mini Hatch leave with a bang. It started with the Cooper S model (around $22k), and added the John Cooper Works GP kit (another $10k) to create one of the most expensive first gen Neue-Minis to leave the factory in Cowley, Oxfordshire. The JCW GP […]
“Mini has lost its way, man.” “Yeah, the new ones are just bloated, overpriced, kitschy garbage aimed at the lifestyle vehicle market.” “Totally. They’re nothing like my old 2006 JCW GP.” Shocked? This could be a legitimate conversation between two modern Mini enthusiasts. Or the start of a fight between an Austin Mini and a […]