New Mini Cooper John Cooper Works petrol launched

The new Mini Copper hatchback has got a new John Cooper Works version. The new Mini Cooper JCW is based on the new Cooper and sits atop the range as the most performance-oriented version. Mini unveiled the new Cooper in India a few months ago. The price of the new Mini Cooper version ranges from £31,200 (Rs 33.91 lakh) in the UK.

The carmaker has not revealed any plans about launching the model in the Indian market yet. But, it is expected to have a India launch next year.

Check more details below:

New Mini John Cooper Works: exterior, interior design

The Cooper JCW version features a blacked out front grille, which carries a mini John Cooper Works logo that is in three-colours. It is offered in both 17-inch or optional 18-inch alloy wheels. Other JCW characteristic features include unique JCW specific LED DRLs. It also has a new rear spoiler, a black rear diffuser, and a centrally positioned tailpipe.

The infusion of JCW specific elements makes it stand out from stamdard version of Cooper.

On the inside, it gets a red and black theme with JCW sports seats upholstered in black synthetic leather with multi-coloured knitted fabric and red stitching. It also gets a special JCW sports steering wheel, while the overall cabin layout is unchanged as compared to the standard version.

New Mini John Cooper Works: powertrain, specs

The new Mini JCW makes use of the same 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine as the standard Cooper, however, has been uprated to produce 231hp and 380Nm of peak torque – 27hp and 80Nm higher than the standard hatch. The outputs remain the same as the outgoing JCW model though. It retains the 7-speed DCT from its predecessor.

The Mini John Cooper Works can sprint from 0-100kph in 6.1 seconds, while the JCW convertible will take 6.4 seconds to do the same. The former has a top speed of 250kph, while the latter can go up to 245kph.

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