Mini debuted an all-new Cooper and Convertible for 2025 however held off on revealing the high-performance model of the automotive for a number of months. That modified this week, because the model unveiled a pair of John Cooper Works fashions for the brand new mannequin yr — one with a hard and fast roof and one with out.
Each get an influence increase over different Mini fashions, however in a transfer more likely to disappoint some longtime followers, a handbook transmission will not be an choice.
Hardtop variations will begin at $39,195 (together with a $995 vacation spot charge). Mini asks $44,695 for the ragtop, delivered.
Horsepower, Torque Boosts
The JCW automobiles use a extra highly effective model of the turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine discovered within the Cooper. In JCW type, it makes 228 horsepower (27 greater than different variations) and 280 lb-ft of torque (59 extra).
“This enables the MINI John Cooper Works 2 Door to run zero to 60 mph in 5.9 seconds and the MINI John Cooper Works Convertible to run zero to 60 in 6.2 seconds,” the corporate says. Pace tops out at 155 mph with a steel roof and 152 with a material high.
The one transmission obtainable is a dual-clutch computerized gearbox. Surprisingly, Mini doesn’t say what number of speeds it has. The specs lead us to consider it’s the 7-speed unit used within the JCW Countryman.
It rides on the identical suspension as different Cooper fashions however with “particular suspension settings” to “supply a real go-kart feeling mixed with agile dealing with.”
Air Vents and Aero Bits
You’ll realize it’s a John Cooper particular because of a singular octagonal grille completed in gloss black. Bigger air inlets flank it, with crimson accents. JCW badges and distinctive horizontal daytime operating lights additionally set it other than different Cooper fashions.
Hardtop fashions have a roofline spoiler. Each variations get a rear diffuser framing a single central tailpipe.
Consumers can select from 11 colours and add crimson or black hood stripes to any of them.
Inside, there’s one coloration scheme obtainable: the traditional JCW crimson and black. JCW sport seats come wrapped in black artificial leather-based, with knitted cloth on the shoulders and crimson contrast-color stitching.
All 2025 Mini automobiles characteristic an uncommon textile-covered dashboard. Mini makes use of that probability to carry its black-and-red coloration scheme inside once more, with a checkered flag theme on the passenger’s aspect.
Mini will begin constructing the pair in November, with the primary deliveries scheduled for January 2025.
