2015 Mini John Cooper works specs

The new mini John Cooper works powerful burning rubber on the asphalt with 231 HP. The test shows how the strongest of all time series mini drives.

If a mini epithet the John Cooper works, one thing is clear: the mouth get properly what to do. This applies also for the latest family addition. No wonder so much displacement and as many horsepower have now two liters and 231 PS as never before for a never-ending, never-ending happiness. With the experience of 55 years of Motorsport in the neck and the knowledge that until today more than 40,000 mini JCWs at sports-minded customers were delivered, is racing the new now in the showrooms.

Outside the new mini available in eleven colors is Mini John Cooper works on its large air intakes in the front, including decoration to recognize new LED headlights and side skirts and crisp rear. The new diffuser shows real racing genes at the same time. The financial hurdle by 29,900 euro is mastered, are first of all any more in the way. Provided, it may be carried on one of the two, very well cut and comfortable even on longer trips front seats with integrated head restraints in place. Not without reason, mini in the two squares of the Fund has built the child seat fastening system ISO-fix - lots of space is not here.

Transmission options are a six-speed automatic or a manual six-speed-manual switch to the selection.

Automatic makes more economical and more Sprint the JCW
Who took place in the driver's seat, is not too soon give him. Its advantages are too big. And too much fun it is to be himself master of direction and speed. The latter learns their border at 246 kilometers per hour. The shifting can be done either via six-speed automatic transmission or manual six-speed-manual switch. Athletic skiers who rather the course keyboard up and down want to conduct, order the manual transmission.

Especially during downshifts, the automatic, but unfortunately not at all vocal Blipping ensures smooth gear changes. Against the self hand create speaks, that the automatic with 5.7 liters consumed a whole liters less fuel per 100 kilometers and with 6.1 seconds notable 0.2 seconds quicker to 100 sprints.

large air intakes in the front, new LED headlights, side skirts.

John Cooper works clients, especially the fuel consumption is not entirely, can look forward with the green mode. While every other motorist quite rightly wondering what such testosterone killer mode in a 231 PS strong mini has lost, the standard consumption within realistic reach to reach with his help. That the throttle response is then similar to a mini-Urahns and all fun from the two tailpipes wasted, must be clear. So except for the mother-in-law transport or when reaching the five euro limit for one liter of Super leave this mode and choose a maximum between normal and sport real JCW-friends.

On the front axle of the strongest mini tug 231 HP and maximum torque of 320 nm.

No question in sport mode makes the most fun driving. Of racer acting with 3.87 m length not more mini then much more spontaneously respond to accelerator pedal commands, and the sound speed depends on more ambitious. Also responded even more directly, the Steering and the 1.93-meter-wide mini can be more precisely through narrow streets and control curves. Real Go-Kart feeling will not come on although thanks to the then still sufficiently comfortable suspension and the not inconsiderable weight 1280 kg, but enough for fleet cornering and the one or other deliberately induced cross posts.

The latter is however only possible, if the intervention by chic rocker switch will renounce the DSC. Right next to this switch of the optional head-up display, user of a pair of sunglasses with polarized lenses right can cross off their list of equipment is located. Since then virtually nothing on the passing out plastic display can be seen. The new Mini John Cooper has become works to the town with the license the fast cornering. Its performance is always controlled and thanks to the hardly noticeable, but on desire of growing DSC also untrained can experience a little more safe driving than before.

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