Mini has revealed new John Cooper Works variants of the latest, facelifted three-door hatchback and Mini Convertible.
The most powerful versions in the Mini range have been equipped with new exhaust filtration technology to conform to Euro 6d-TEMP requirements and get through WLTP emissions regulations.
The alterations to the 2.0-litre, twin-turbocharged four-cylinder engine haven’t affected the car’s performance.The JCW produces 231bhp and is capable of 0-62mph in 6.3sec in hatchback guise, 0.3sec quicker than the convertible.
Fitted with the standard six-speed manual gearbox, the hatchback produces 158-157g/km of CO2, while the convertible is rated at 162-161g/km, depending on spec. The optional eight-speed automatic gearbox brings emission levels down to 142-140g/km and 148-145g/km respectively.
Mini claims the new particulate filter has been integrated into the exhaust system in such a way that allows for “a characteristic sound inside and outside the vehicle.”
Standard equipment offerings for the UK market have been enhanced, with a choice of 17in alloy wheels, black exterior and interior trim, and leather bucket seats now available at no extra cost on both body styles.
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Taillights...
I quite like the union flag
I quite like the union flag tail lights.
JustDan wrote:
Ridiculous excuse. Try to make us believe that the outline of the tail lights would mean you would not buy this car?. Everything else you like...except the TAIL LIGHTS?. Change them then.
Now go buy it and post the sales receipt so we can see you have done so...or chicken out, now you've been given a solution to your "problem".
I've had 3 MINIs over the
I've had 3 MINIs over the last 14 years, one first generation and two second generation, and I've had a couple of the latest models as courtesy vehicles. I want a smaller vehicle, but I struggle to fit my long-legged, big footed frame into any comparable model: I can really get comfortable behind the wheel in a MINI so its a major plus. I'm also one of the few people left in the world (allegedly) who wants a small 3-door hatchback, which, at the moment,the company still makes.
Here's the thing about the
Here's the thing about the Mini. We've owned the current one and the previous one and if we could still get away with having a small car in our family we would buy another one in a heartbeat.
To the point where we wouldn't even both looking at any other small car, we'd just buy one no other small car gets close for us. Many people buy the Fiesta, it's not actually that much cheaper than a MINI and frankly I don't get why you'd trade the build quality and interior comfort of a MINI for one. Interestingly I note MINI is creaping up the top 10 list of cars sold in the UK every year. So I wonder if gradually others are cottoning on.
Quality will out...
I do agree with T Stag: we have one, too....and the overall quality strikes you each time you drive it. But, could they please ditch those very ugly sub-bumper intakes front & back on the Cooper S hatch ? We actually went for the Cooper (instead of the S) because the styling on the S was so 'Yesterday's Halfords'. Surely BMW can do better than that ? Here's hoping the Mark IV will address that (eventually) - supposing, of course, that BMW will still be in Oxford after Mrs May's wrecked the economy :-)
TStag wrote:
Whilst I havent driven a new one, the ones I have driven are a fair bit smaller than a fiesta. We have had several superminis as our family car but the mini was too small for us when we looked, admittedly at used ones, the first and second generation models, so that maybe why others buy the fiesta etc? We could run one now as we need less space.