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Mini Set for Simola Debut Alongside BMW M4 and BMW M2

A John Cooper Works will debut the Mini brand at the 15th edition of the Simola Hillclimb, alongside a BMW M4 and M2.

Posted by Alex Shahini - 26 April 2025

Mini’s Latest JCW Models are Back to the Future!

Mini’s latest JCW models eschew electric drive and add an open-top option but remain unconfirmed for the local market…

By CAR magazine - 31 December 2024

Mini John Cooper Works E to Make Debut at Goodwood

Mini’s first electric JCW model will debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed ahead of its world premiere.

By Siyavuya Mbaduli - 5 July 2024

2024 Mini Countryman – Pricing and Specs

The all-new Mini Countryman has landed on South African shores and this is how much local buyers can expect to pay across the four model lineup. Which would you take?

By Siyavuya Mbaduli - 5 June 2024

Mini’s All-Electric Aceman Debuts in China

Slotting between the Cooper and the Countryman, Mini has now debuted the all-electric Aceman. Here are details on the crossover.

By Siyavuya Mbaduli - 25 April 2024

DRAG RACE: Mini Cooper JCW vs Renault Megane RS Trophy

Kicking off the drag race battles from this year’s edition of the CAR Performance Shootout is the Mini Cooper JCW and Renault Megane RS Trophy. Find out which reigns victorious below. 

By CAR magazine - 8 January 2024

TRACK TEST: Mini John Cooper Works – CPS 2024

Welcome to the inaugural track test video of the CAR Performance Shootout of 2024! Behind the wheel of the Mini John Cooper Works is Setshaba Mashigo, navigating his way around the Aldo Scribante Race Circuit in Gqeberha. Serving as the most affordable petrol-powered protagonist at this year’s edition of CPS, how quickly can the R691 438 hot hatch lap stretch of coastal tarmac? Watch below.

By CAR magazine - 19 December 2023

Swiss tuner’s dAHLer MINI GP 3 with 250 kW and 510 N.m

Since 1996, Swiss tuners dAHLer BMW Tuning and dAHLer Competition Line have been a leading source of high-performance BMW tuning parts and BMW accessories in […]

By John Whittle - 9 October 2021

Mini John Cooper Works facelift revealed with updated features

The Mini John Cooper Works has been unveiled, following the reveal of the hatch and cabriolet earlier this year. The updated hot hatch remains mechanically […]

By Nikesh Kooverjee - 14 April 2021

BUYING USED UNDERDOG: Mini Cooper JCW Coupé (2011-2015)

Try to think of a focused, two-seater sportscar with a free-revving four-cylinder engine, short chassis, broad footprint on the road and the sort of terrier-after-a-rat […]

By Gareth Dean - 5 April 2021

New Mini Pacesetter Formula E safety car points to all-electric JCW…

Mini has whipped the wraps off its new Electric Pacesetter, which arrives as a JCW-inspired safety car for the FIA’s Formula E series. Based on […]

By Ryan Bubear - 30 March 2021

ROAD TEST: Mini Cooper JCW AT vs. Audi S1 Quattro

SEVEN months ago, a Vegas Yellow Audi S1 Sportback stole the hearts of the CAR team thanks to its unique blend of pace, head-turning looks, […]

By CAR magazine - 20 January 2016

Mini JCW Convertible launched

Mini fans are all aware of the hot JCW models that spearhead the range. These zippy models are a mainstay of the hot hatch brigade […]

By Sudhir Matai - 15 January 2016

DRIVEN: Mini Cooper JCW AT

The new Mini JCW is the brand’s fastest production car yet.

By CAR magazine - 6 August 2015

LONG-TERM TEST: MINI COOPER COUPÉ JOHN COOPER WORKS

It might sit at odds with its custodian, but the latest arrival to our fleet has put a spell on him DENIAL is an odd […]

By Gareth Dean - 10 July 2015

Tony Hawk And Guerlain Chicherit Are Mini JCW Night Riders [video]

Watch as skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and stunt driver Guerlain Chicherit takes to the streets with the new Mini JCW. We’re pleased to see Chicherit […]

By CAR magazine - 12 December 2014

Long-term introduction: Mini Cooper Coupé John Cooper Works

DENIAL is an odd thing. I’m not one for drawing attention to myself or hurling fast cars into bends with a whinnying of tyres, but I’m finding myself inextricably drawn to a car that lures you into doing these very things; the Mini Cooper Coupé JCW.

By Gareth Dean - 12 May 2014

Mini John Cooper Works Coupé

Sport mode activated, the exhaust burbling and popping away on the overrun and a long right-hand turn stretching past the horizon. At 4 000 r/min in […]

By Nicol Louw - 18 December 2013

MINI at JIMS 2013

The Mini brand showcases a number of highly-specified John Cooper Works versions of its Mini Cooper, Coupe, Paceman and Countryman at the Johannesburg International Motor Show 2013.

By CAR magazine - 17 October 2013

Mini Cooper Countryman JCW

John Cooper Works is not a name generally associated with compact SUVs or crossovers, their famous badge most often grace cars that remain true to […]

By CAR magazine - 28 March 2013

Mini reveals Countryman John Cooper Works

Mini has given its Countryman the John Cooper Works treatment. This sixth JCW model in the Mini range will début in Geneva next week.

By CAR magazine - 29 February 2012

Mini Countryman JCW

By CAR magazine - 29 February 2012

Mini Countryman JCW

By CAR magazine - 29 February 2012

Mini JCW Coupe endurance racer hits the track

Set to compete at the Nürburgring 24-hour endurance challenge, this race-prepped version of Mini’s eye-catching Coupe features an aerodynamic body kit and a version of the production car’s engine good for 184 kW…

By CAR magazine - 24 June 2011