230bhp Should Make The New Mini JCW An Absolute Belter
The next John Cooper Works version of the Mini hatch looks set to be a belter, as Autocar reports that sources close to BMW have said it’ll pack around 230bhp and a substantial 258lb ft of torque. That’s a healthy 16bhp and 52lb ft increase over the outgoing JCW’s 1.6-litre unit, which will be dropped in favour of an uprated version of the 2.0-litre turbo four-pot seen in the Mini Cooper S.
230bhp will make the JCW a bit of a scorcher, and despite being front-wheel drive, it’ll be the closest thing the Audi S1 has as a rival.
We’ve already seen the near-production-ready JCW concept, which was unveiled ahead of the 2014 Detroit Motor Show, and the proper production version is expected to be revealed at the same show next year.
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