ON FRONT PAG E N O R T H E AST V I C TO R I A , A L P S A N D H I G H CO U N T RY
JULY 24, 2015
JCW Mini
is hotter than ever The latest JCW Mini uses a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine that produces 170 kW of power and 320 Nm of torque, the biggest ever numbers. Best of all top torque is spread all the way across the rev range from 1250 to 4800, with a hefty punch still on offer until you approach the sixes. Peak power is reached at 5200 rpm and continues until 6000 so there’s fun under your foot all the time. At The Island the turbocharged engine just kept on pulling and 230 km/h was on dial before we had to brake for the scary high speed kink that signals the end of the long downhill straight.
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We visited John Cooper Works in England in 2003 and spent a full day with Mike who was running the business by that time. A wonderful day of chatting, eating and, of course, driving the latest JCW Minis. Mini was by that time under the careful stewardship of BMW. Mike Cooper is no longer building the JCW models, but continues as a consultant with the engineers and stylists at BMW who are continuing the long tradition of making Minis even quicker.
This month I spent a lot of time chatting, eating and, of course, driving the just released third generation JCW Mini at the Phillip Island racetrack, as well as on interesting country roads on our way back to Melbourne. From memory it was warmer in England all those years ago than it was in the near freezing conditions in southern Victoria that was being blitzed by some sort of weather event created by the Antarctic. Thankfully the fun factor provided by JCW Minis overcame the vicissitudes of the weather at The Island as we thrashed around in a series of brightly coloured gen-three JCWs.
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By EWAN KENNEDY
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AUSSIE Sir Jack Brabham and Pommie father and son Charles and John Cooper were major players in top level car racing for many years during the 1950s and ‘60s, with Brabham winning the F1 world championship in 1959 and 1960 driving Cooper cars. Sadly, none of them are with us anymore, but John’s son Mike Cooper is still involved in the road-going Minis that bear John Cooper’s name. The JCW - John Cooper Works Minis have been the high-performance versions of the Mini range for many years and hold a special place in the minds of all Mini enthusiasts, not just those who are into fast cars.
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HOT CAR: Cheeky and sporty at the same time, the gen-three John Cooper Works certainly makes a styling statement.
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