Mini John Cooper Works
Go-kart hot hatch, John Cooper Works tune.
15 reviewers · 15 videos
Reviewers strongly agree on its value, but split on performance and handling.
across 15 reviewers
"This does have a 2 L turbocharged 4cylinder, 228 horsepower, 280 pound feet of torque, which is, you know, that torque is is is pretty good."
TFLnow · ▶ 14:18"Unsurprisingly, I'm disappointed in Mini. This is the John Cooper Works one. It's supposed to be the fast, sporty one, and it really isn't."
RoadandTrack · ▶ 3:54"The handling is is great. It's very tight. It's very sporty."
TFLnow · ▶ 12:20"I don't know that I would necessarily want like a muscle car in convertible form. I don't think I would want like a sports car in convertible form. I think this is like on the brink of sports car, the JCW version."
TFLnow · ▶ 8:58"I could see this being a very comfortable daily driver. It's very well insulated, so it is just going to give you a comfortable ride and a sporty feel."
Bros FOURR Speed · ▶ 20:38"It's so stiff that unless you're on a perfectly paved surface, it is borderline untolerable."
MalaysianMotoring · ▶ 23:52Performance
4.0/515 of 15 reviewerssplit“This does have a 2 L turbocharged 4cylinder, 228 horsepower, 280 pound feet of torque, which is, you know, that torque is is is pretty good.”
positive · TFLnow · ▶ 14:18“Unsurprisingly, I'm disappointed in Mini. This is the John Cooper Works one. It's supposed to be the fast, sporty one, and it really isn't.”
critical · RoadandTrack · ▶ 3:54“John Cooper Works means better suspension and more power. And that's exactly what we get here.”
positive · A Auto Buyers Guide · ▶ 8:20Handling
4.5/515 of 15 reviewerssplit“The handling is is great. It's very tight. It's very sporty.”
positive · TFLnow · ▶ 12:20“Steers with wonderful precision, as you'd expect for a mini JCW, but the thing is, because it's a mini three point turns easy as pie.”
positive · Brian Makse · ▶ 13:15“Steering fill, while it is light, it is pretty precise.”
positive · TopherDrives · ▶ 27:46Fun to drive
4.5/515 of 15 reviewerssplit“I don't know that I would necessarily want like a muscle car in convertible form. I don't think I would want like a sports car in convertible form. I think this is like on the brink of sports car, the JCW version.”
positive · TFLnow · ▶ 8:58“This JCW isn't trying to be the best hot hatch, it's trying to be the most fun. And as far as I'm concerned, mission absolutely accomplished.”
positive · Brian Makse · ▶ 17:41“This is always fun. And it's like a pill that gives you energy in some way. That's what this car stands for. It's just a energy pill.”
positive · Seb On Wheels · ▶ 16:32Daily drivability
3.0/515 of 15 reviewerssplit“It's so stiff that unless you're on a perfectly paved surface, it is borderline untolerable.”
critical · MalaysianMotoring · ▶ 23:52“If you have any sort of back pain, I would say no. I would um No. If you're in your 20s, sure.”
critical · TheStraightPipes · ▶ 27:21“what you are going to be compromising is going to be quality of ride. This is this is a lot less comfortable in day-to-day driving than you'll find on the S.”
critical · A Auto Buyers Guide · ▶ 17:44Value
3.0/515 of 15 reviewersstrong consensus“You don't buy this for value. You buy it for character and mini.”
Brian Makse · ▶ 16:21“And it's a pretty pricey car, 479,000 Swedish crowns, um and when you add on little packages, it's over half a million Swedish crowns”
mixed · Seb On Wheels · ▶ 8:30“The JCW convertible can be had for $49,695.”
TFLnow · ▶ 15:08Hear it in the reviewer’s words
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