John Cooper Works

Mini has decided to give its Clubman the John Cooper Works treatment, and the result is a 170 kW, all-wheel-drive pseudo-wagon.And it's scheduled to arrive in South Africa in the second quarter of 2017.This is the first time Mini has combined its 2,0-litre, JCW-fettled turbo-petrol mill with the latest ...

I’m happy to admit that I was (and still am) a huge fan of the previous generation (R56) Mini Cooper John Cooper Works. Associate editor Sudhir Matai spent a year with one as part of CAR’s long-term test fleet and, as it happened, I found myself behind the wheel of the JCW, one of the hottest hatches ...

Mini has pulled the wraps off its most powerful car to date, the new John Cooper Works, also referred to as the JCW.Updates to the engine, suspension, aerodynamics as well as the exterior and interior differentiate the JCW from the lesser Cooper S model.The most important aspect is the 2,0-litre, 4-cylinder ...

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 third, I decide to floor it and hold on. The engine responds with enthusiasm and the G-force starts building. The heavy steering provides excellent feedback ...

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 sir Alec Issigonis’ original recipe. Mini’s Countryman crossover has however just broken the mould and gained a Nandrolone shot, courtesy of the legendary ...

EVERY so often a longterm test car arrives at our office that has all the staffers looking over it with envious eyes. That day arrived late in December, 2009 when a brand-spanking-new Mini Cooper John Cooper Works was collected from BMW. It was a beautiful thing, too, painted in fire-engine red with ...