2020 Mini John Cooper Works GP

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Teaser is out for the hottest Mini ever. Will have over 300bhp./

Mini teases 2020 John Cooper Works GP with more than 300bhp

First images show the most powerful road-going Mini ever looking set to match styling of the extreme GP concept

The prominent use of lightweight materials including carbonfibre, which Mini said optimised the car’s power-to-weight ratio, may yet make it into the final car, although it would come with an increase in price.

Inside, the concept had a rollcage and pair of low-mounted bucket seats, with gearshifts controlled by paddles on the steering wheel. Mini has yet to reveal if the production version will follow suit.

The BMW-owned British brand said the concept is inspired by its triumphs at the Monte Carlo Rally in the 1960s, “embodying dynamic flair and the ultimate in driving fun”.

BMW board member Peter Schwarzenbauer previously told Autocar that a JCW GP model was likely to appear again. “The John Cooper Works GP is an important part of the Mini brand,” he said. “It has worked well for us in the past.”

Both the original and second-generation modern Minis offered a JCW GP model near the end of the mainstream models’ lifecycle, in 2006 and 2012 respectively. The new JCW GP will arrive shortly before the predicted launch of the new Mini hatchback.

The most recent JCW GP, launched in 2012, used a turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine delivering 215bhp, a 7bhp increase over the standard JCW at that time. It hit 0-62mph in 6.3sec and cost £28,790.

The current standard JCW adopted a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol unit with 227bhp and also hits 0-62mph in 6.3sec, so expect improvement in both power and speed for the third-generation JCW GP.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/...-teases-2020-john-cooper-works-gp-more-300bhp

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Fiery new Mini JCW GP confirmed with ‘more than 220 kW’

In November 2018, Mini confirmed it would launch a new John Cooper Works GP model at some point in 2020. And now the BMW-backed firm has announced the upcoming JCW GP will boast “more than 220 kW”.

In a release accompanied by three images, Mini confirmed the upcoming GP variant would be powered by a “four-cylinder engine with an output of more than 220 kW and featuring Mini TwinPower Turbo Technology”.

That, the firm added, would make it “by far the fastest and most powerful Mini ever to be approved for use on the road”. Of course, there’s every chance the automaker will use the BMW X2 M35i’s fiery 2,0-litre four-pot – which in the flagship X2 makes 225 kW and 450 N.m – in the new GP.

Interestingly, Mini also confirmed that production of its new John Cooper Works GP would be limited to 3 000 units (some 2 000 examples of its predecessor were built).

The new model would furthermore employ bespoke suspension “precisely adapted to the exceptionally high output of the new engine” as well as boast a handful of model-specific aerodynamic elements and reduced weight.

“The fastest Mini in our brand history – which now goes back 60 years – is an expression of pure racing passion,” said Thomas Giuliani, vice president for product and launch management.

“We are well aware of the enormous fascination exercised by the Mini John Cooper Works GP, not just from the euphoric reactions to the concept vehicle [shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2017] but also from past experience: after all, every one of its predecessors was completely sold out even before the official market launch.”

https://www.carmag.co.za/news/fiery-new-mini-jcw-gp-confirmed-with-more-than-220-kw/
 
Mini confirms GP edition with 'more than 220kW’

Mini plans to enter the hot hatch big league in 2020 with a new version of its John Cooper Works GP edition that promises to produce more than 220kW.

Using an extensively reworked version of the company’s four-cylinder turbopetrol engine, it will be by far the most powerful Mini production model ever, in power terms rubbing shoulders with the Volkswagen Golf R and Renault Megane RS Trophy.

But it’s not for the hot hatch buying masses, with the British brand promising to limit volumes to just 3000, which is 1000 more than the previous version's allocation.

Promising “pure driving fun and an uncompromising race feeling” the GP will have a unique suspension set-up as well as “rigorous aerodynamic properties”.

The design, of course, will be inspired by the Mini JCW GP Concept that was shown off at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in 2017.

The concept makes extensive use of lightweight materials and is also set apart by large front and rear aprons and a giant roof spoiler that will attract plenty of ironing board comments.

Mini expects the new model to become a collectors item just like the two previous GP generations, which incidentally sold out even before launch.

“The new Mini John Cooper Works GP is based on the principle of tapping into the sporting genes of the MINI to create a superior racing machine,” Mini said.

“In fact it embodies this notion in its most extreme form.”

Watch this space for more facts and figures when the production model is eventually revealed.

https://www.iol.co.za/motoring/late...irms-gp-edition-with-more-than-220kw-19276651
 
Mini's 300bhp John Cooper Works GP spied for the first time

Production of hottest Mini ever confirmed for 2020, and spyshots show styling closely in-line with the concept

The 2017 concept’s large front and rear aprons are unlikely to be carried over in their entirety to the production model, although the LED rear lights that display half of the Union Jack, in a nod to the car’s British origin, have since become standard on the regular Mini hatchback.

The prominent use of lightweight materials including carbonfibre, which Mini said optimised the car’s power-to-weight ratio, may yet make it into the final car, although it would come with an increase in price.

Inside, the concept had a rollcage and pair of low-mounted bucket seats, with gearshifts controlled by paddles on the steering wheel. Mini has yet to reveal if the production version will follow suit.

The BMW-owned British brand said the concept is inspired by its triumphs at the Monte Carlo Rally in the 1960s, “embodying dynamic flair and the ultimate in driving fun”.

BMW board member Peter Schwarzenbauer previously told Autocar that a JCW GP model was likely to appear again. “The John Cooper Works GP is an important part of the Mini brand,” he said. “It has worked well for us in the past.”

Both the original and second-generation modern Minis offered a JCW GP model near the end of the mainstream models’ lifecycle, in 2006 and 2012 respectively. The new JCW GP will arrive shortly before the predicted launch of the new Mini hatchback.

The most recent JCW GP, launched in 2012, used a turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine delivering 215bhp, a 7bhp increase over the standard JCW at that time. It hit 0-62mph in 6.3sec and cost £28,790.

The current standard JCW adopted a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol unit with 227bhp and also hits 0-62mph in 6.3sec, so expect improvement in both power and speed for the third-generation JCW GP.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/...-300bhp-john-cooper-works-gp-spied-first-time

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Spy Shots: 2020 Mini Cooper Works GP

Our spy photographers in Europe have spotted a hardcore Mini Cooper prototype running around the Nurburgring. If rumours are to be believed, this will be the John Cooper Works GP - the most hardcore Mini to go on sale. Here's what we know so far.

You know Mini is planning a hardcore track derivative when the camouflage wrap on its prototype is iconic racing circuits. Look closely and you'll see what we mean. According to our spy photographers, what you see here is the 2020 Mini John Cooper Works GP whizzing around the Nurburgring. Note the massive rear wing!

https://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/spy-shots-2020-mini-cooper-works-gp/46539/

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Hot new Mini John Cooper Works GP shows some more skin

Mini has released fresh images of its upcoming John Cooper Works GP testing at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, while also confirming how many units will be built.

The hottest of Mini’s hot hatches (which the BMW-backed brand describes as an “extreme sports car”) will hit initial markets in 2020, with 3 000 units set to be produced globally. For the record, both the original 2006 Cooper S with John Cooper Works GP kit and the 2012 John Cooper Works GP were produced in limited 2 000-unit runs.

Of course, we already know the new model will use the BMW Group’s latest turbocharged 2,0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, offering more than 220 kW (likely similar to the 225 kW/450 N.m outputs of the BMW X2 M35i and new M135i).

https://www.carmag.co.za/news/new-models/hot-new-mini-john-cooper-works-gp-shows-some-more-skin/

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FiestaST said:
Hot new Mini John Cooper Works GP shows some more skin

Mini has released fresh images of its upcoming John Cooper Works GP testing at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, while also confirming how many units will be built.

The hottest of Mini’s hot hatches (which the BMW-backed brand describes as an “extreme sports car”) will hit initial markets in 2020, with 3 000 units set to be produced globally. For the record, both the original 2006 Cooper S with John Cooper Works GP kit and the 2012 John Cooper Works GP were produced in limited 2 000-unit runs.

Of course, we already know the new model will use the BMW Group’s latest turbocharged 2,0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, offering more than 220 kW (likely similar to the 225 kW/450 N.m outputs of the BMW X2 M35i and new M135i).

https://www.carmag.co.za/news/new-models/hot-new-mini-john-cooper-works-gp-shows-some-more-skin/

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Yoh.... that ass tho :eek:
 
ReeceDBN031 said:
Google the reno sport wing.. looks quite similar actually? clio rs i think..
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Hahahaa. I have this one. Very polarising. but its better designed than the Mini one. And I love it, especially as it seperates the RS to the regular ones. Its the Cup formula wing, adds 60kg of extra downforce, which is very necessary on the streets
 
Mini JCW GP Smashes the ‘Ring

The forthcoming Mini John Cooper Works GP has been flexing its muscles at the Nürburgring and has broken the record set by its predecessor.
A hot-hatch war is underway and Mini has dropped a bomb called the John Cooper Works GP.

In 2012, the Mini JCW GP lapped the ‘ring in 8:23.04. Now, the forthcoming JCW GP, which is seen here in disguised prototype form, has shaved off the fat with Mini saying that its most powerful and fastest Mini to date has shattered the 8-minute barrier at the 24 Hours Nürburgring pre-race program this past weekend. What’s more, further tests have yet to be completed, so this result is indeed promising.

https://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/mini-jcw-gp-smashes-the-ring/46921/
 
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