2020 Mini John Cooper Works GP

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Mini JCW Cooper GP (2020) International First Drive

Summary

The Mini JCW Cooper GP is now even faster (and, in a word, remorseless) in handling ability than ever before. It’s wonderfully focused and manages to involve you to a high degree in the right conditions. However, despite its obvious competency, the decision to make it available with an automatic transmission appears only misguided. As hardcore as it is in many areas, the GP doesn’t quite feel like the full raging race car for the road that Mini would have us believe it is.

Mini JCW Cooper GP (2020) International First Drive

The JCW Cooper GP is the hardest of hardcore hot hatches – Mini's even tossed out the rear seats, for Pete’s sake! But, considering the horde of hot-hatch hustlers it's up against, does the newcomer have enough substance to muscle its way to the top of the list? Our international correspondent...

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Toying with an icon? Mini spices up JCW with 'GP Pack'

Given the cult following enjoyed by the two-seat, track-focused Mini John Cooper Works GP, the announcement of a ‘GP Pack’ for less hardcore models would surely ruffle some feathers among enthusiasts.

Thankfully, this new ‘GP Pack’ won’t find its way onto Minis with names like ‘One’ and ‘Cooper’ as the BMW owned British brand has confirmed that the flashy package will only be fitted to the Mini John Cooper Works (JCW), which after the GP is the second spiciest Mini available.

As a recap, the Mini JCW produces 170kW and 320Nm, while the Mini JCW GP is endowed with 225kW and 450Nm, with both powered by BMW-sourced 2-litre turbopetrol engines.

The new GP Pack essentially brings some of the styling flavour of the actual GP to the ‘ordinary’ JCW model.

Toying with an icon? Mini spices up JCW with 'GP Pack'

Will the announcement of a Mini John Cooper Works ?GP Pack? ruffle some feathers among enthusiasts?

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Mini JCW GP 2020 UK review

Should I buy one?

I wanted to love the Mini GP like I did the original. It's the sort of car that's right up my strasse: light, modestly powerful, small and agile. But no. You’d have to be a real Mini enthusiast to choose this JCW GP. Which is fine. You’ll be getting a well-finished, attractive limited-run car, and it does feel, and look, special. There’s something to be said for that alone. And it is fast.

And maybe, just maybe, there is a place where the JCW GP works, and comes alive. The Alfa 4C again: initial test drives at Alfa’s smooth, dusty test track were complimentary, and yet everywhere I’ve tried one in the UK it has been a disaster except on a slightly damp, perfectly smooth race track – where it was terrific. It’s possible the JCW GP works in similar conditions, but it feels like it has never seen a British road before rolling out of the factory.

So if you want a special Mini with a mega rear wing? The GP has it nailed. Want a brilliant hot hatchback? Spend half the money on a Ford Fiesta ST.

Mini JCW GP specification

Where Sussex, UK Price £35,345 On sale Now Engine 4 cyls, 1998cc, turbo, petrol Power 302bhp at 5000-6250rpm Torque 332lb ft at 1750-4500rpm Gearbox 8-spd automatic Kerb weight 1255kg Top speed 164mph 0-62mph 5.2sec Economy 38.7mpg CO2 167g/km Rivals Honda Civic Type R, Ford Focus ST, Renault Mégane RS 300 Trophy

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YouTuber Rolls His Brand New MINI John Cooper Works GP In His Garden

As the title suggests, a popular YouTuber known as Pog, recently took delivery of the new MINI John Cooper Works GP and on the day he got it he had an oops.

As there is a full video below we do not need to mention too much about what happened but basically he turned his garden into a mini circuit (pun intended) but things went a bit wrong when the wheels dug into the soft grass.

YouTuber Rolls His Brand New MINI John Cooper Works GP In His Garden

The car was delivered the very same day so it will likely be the fastest crash this generation of John Cooper Works GP will ever see. Let's hope so.

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The 2021 Mini JCW GP Takes Itself Way Too Seriously Despite Looking Like A Hot Wheels Toy

Verdict

With the context that this Mini is expensive as hell out of the way, I think the changes to this generation still resulted in a characterful car, for better or worse. To say the GP3 has drastically changed from the original 2006 model, “for better or worse,” is totally a cop-out on my part, but I think I can explain.

If I hadn’t driven the original GP, the 2021 JCW GP’s quite whelming character likely would’ve had a greater impression on me. I’m quite capable of managing my expectations, and it was no surprise when this car didn’t get a supercharger nor a stick shift. But the part of me that will forever be chasing the experience of hearing and feeling the original try to tear away from me again is still disappointed.

The first GP was about chasing track times as much as it was about achieving those goals with the most sensational methods. The focus was on the overall experience. And there’s no doubt the second-gen GP lost most of that charm, and the GP3 even more still. We stray further from god’s light, etc.

But legacy brushed aside, mechanically what the 2021 GP offers is an entertaining and well-executed 300-HP front-wheel drive hot hatch that still throws out hints that it wants to hurt you, and that’s nothing to bitch about.

The 2021 Mini JCW GP Takes Itself Way Too Seriously Despite Looking Like A Hot Wheels Toy - Jalopnik

In 2006, Mini decided to supercharge its reborn hatchback and connect it to a manual transmission, making one of the most entertaining production cars ever made. Two generations later, the 2021 Mini John Cooper Works GP (the third) loses most of the original experience, but there’s now 300...

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Manhart MINI John Cooper Works GP Packs 350 HP (260 KW)

The latest MINI John Cooper Works GP is the third generation of the range-topping model and now Manhart can offer you something a little more for the go-kart-like machine.

It is called the Manhart GP3 F350 and as you guessed, the 350 in the name points to the horsepower (260 kW).

Manhart MINI John Cooper Works GP Packs 350 HP (260 kW)

The latest MINI John Cooper Works GP is the third generation of the range-topping model and now Manhart can offer you something a little more for the go-kart-like machine.

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The 2021 Mini Cooper JCW GP Is the $50,000 Ultimate Mini - Doug DeMuro

 

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Pricing! New 225 kW JCW GP arrives as SA's most expensive Mini yet

The new Mini John Cooper Works GP has officially touched down in South Africa, with just 38 units (out of the 3 000-strong global run) set aside for the local market.

How much will one cost you? Well, the JCW GP is listed at R809 488, which makes it the most expensive model in Mini SA’s line-up, slotting in just above the R799 000 JCW Countryman.

Still, the JCW GP is rather a special thing, billed as the fastest model the British brand has ever approved for road use.

The angry little hot hatch draws its urge from the BMW Group’s 225 kW/450 N.m version of the turbocharged 2,0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine (yes, as used in the M135i xDrive), which accelerates the two-seater model from zero to 100 km/h in a claimed 5,2 seconds and on to a top speed of 265 km/h.

Pricing! New 225 kW JCW GP arrives as SA's most expensive Mini yet… - CAR Magazine

The new Mini John Cooper Works GP has officially touched down in South Africa, with just 38 units (out of the 3 000-strong global run) set aside […]

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JCW GP sets new price ceiling for a local Min

All the power - and front-wheel drive.

Those hot hatch enthusiasts in the market for something very exclusive will be heartened by news of Mini’s latest JCW GP now being available in South Africa.

Although Mini is viewed as a fashion vehicle brand by many, the agile nature and dedicated engineering applied to these compact hatchbacks, make them an excellent choice for the keen driver.

The JCW Minis have done much to establish a reputation for the brand in South Africa. Back in 2006, the first John Cooper Works GP kit was seen on a local Cooper S. This was followed in 2013 by another generation of JCW GP. On both occasions, only 30 of each were imported and distributed to the South African market, guaranteeing exclusivity for their owners.

Mini has continued to follow this marketing strategy with the latest JCW GP and will only sell 38 of these dramatic hot hatches in the local market. Sadly, they're all gone, with the press release from Mini South Africa stating, "Only customers who had registered their interest via MINI South Africa’s channels were eligible to purchase one of the 38 units, in the process dashing the hopes of hundreds of local racing enthusiasts who had also been eager to get their hands on one."

Pricing

The new JCW GP becomes Mini’s most expensive product yet, in the local market, priced at R809 488.

JCW GP sets new price ceiling for a local Mini

All the power – and front-wheel drive. Those hot hatch enthusiasts in the market for something very exclusive will be heartened by news of Mini’s latest JCW GP now being available in South Africa. Although Mini is viewed as a fashion vehicle brand by many, the agile nature and dedicated...

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R809 488

 

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Speed Week 2020: seven amazing facts about the 302bhp Mini GP

3D printing and a really quite fast 'Ring time: step this way for Mini pub ammo

Speed Week 2020: seven amazing facts about the 302bhp Mini GP

3D printing and a really quite fast 'Ring time: step this way for Mini pub ammo

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Mini wants to transform JCW into electric ‘performance sub-brand’

The head of Mini says he wants to transform John Cooper Works into a “real electric performance” sub-brand.

Bernd Körber, who heads up the Mini brand under the BMW Group banner, suggested to Auto Express that JCW would eventually become a “full-blown sub-brand”.

“The next phase of our portfolio is also about the next generation of John Cooper Works,” Körber told the publication.

“The perception, I would say, when you look at John Cooper Works, it’s not the perception of a full-blown sub-brand. People very often perceive it as our top model or performance model. What we would like to do is make John Cooper Works a real electric performance brand,” he explained.

Mini wants to transform JCW into electric ‘performance sub-brand’…

The head of Mini says he wants to transform John Cooper Works into a “real electric performance” sub-brand.

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AutoTopNL review of the JCW GP