Mini is an iconic British brand that has its operations under the BMW group. It is a car brand that you just can't mistake for any other. The iconic silhouette and compact dimensions have remained intact over all these years and even after the acquisition of BMW, Mini is still renowned for its charm. If you are rolling down the streets in a Mini, especially in India, it screams you have made it in life! And if it is Mini Cooper John Cooper Works (JCW), boy oh boy, you are the man of the street!
It's the finesse and smooth flowing body lines which attract the crowd and create an identity of its own. The taillights with the Union Jack flag reinforces its origin with pride. The rounded LED headlights with circular DRLs are very unique and the bigger & wider air intakes in the bumper keep the engine singing its song. The pops and bangs from the JCW sports exhaust give extra bass to the engine and can abduct your calmness. If this sweet intro isn't enough to get you convinced, let me drive you through the reasons why should get yourself a Mini Cooper JCW edition.
The Way it Looks
I have praised the looks of the Mini before but here we go again. The Mini JCW is one of a kind with its deeper and meaner front and rear bumpers. The gobsmacking centre-mounted dual exhaust pipes with the JCW logo can rob your heart. The Union Jack taillights look alluring in the night and give it a unique form-factor. The interior is the example of excellent craftsmanship and it lacks no chance to impress. But hey it's a John Cooper Works, which means it has to be sporty on the inside too. A stubby gear selector and aircraft-styled start button & other control buttons with the heads-up display are enough to make you ogle over them all day.
Blistering Performance
The Mini Cooper JCW is powered by a 2.0-litre Twinpower turbo engine which churns out 231 hp and 320 Nm of torque from 1450 - 4800 rpm. This performance ain't meek for a car which weighs a shed over 1200 kilos. The engine is mated with an 8-speed automatic gearbox for effortless and quick shifts. All the 231 German horses (engine is from BMW) go to the front wheels and it can do 0-100 km/h in just a shed over six seconds. Mini has also plonked in various driving modes and sports suspension to give you an exuberant experience.
Go-kart Poise and Feel
Mini has been calling their cars 'road legal go-kart' for a long time now and there is no harm saying this. I am even sure that you have heard about a Mini just because of this factor. There is nothing like Mini which can give you a go-kart feel except, obviously a go-kart car itself. And it hasn't got in inheritance but it is a result of marvellous engineering. The key point behind the renowned feel is because all the four wheels of the Mini cars are slid to the utmost possible corners which improve its poise & handling and makes them tauter. You can chuck it in corners like no other and the sports suspension in the JCW is specially developed at the Nrgring to give you thrills!
An array of Customisation Options
The Mini cars in India are CBUs which brings both the sides of a coin on the table. As the Mini cars are Completely Built Units (CBUs) in India, they are rather expensive to buy than in other countries. But it opens the field for unlimited permutations and combinations of customisations the customer can opt. Every Mini in India is different from each other. It would be an absolute rare case finding 2 similar Minis with exact same specifications. The JCW is available in 10 body colour options, 4 roof and mirror cap colour options, 4 interior colour line and 4 colour surfaces. The buyer can mix-match all the options and create its own spec. How cool is that!
It is one of a Kind - Mini Cooper JCW
At 43.90 lakhs ex-showroom, it won't be right to call it value for money. And as per Indian conditions, it is somewhere right too. But let me put it this way, at Rs 43.90 lakhs, you are getting a car which is extravagant and which continues a legacy. It won't be mistaken for any other car and leave its own identity on the road, it is not a great car for family picnics but a brilliant rocket for thrilling weekend getaways. You can rip it apart on a track on a Sunday and drive it to your office on a Monday. And you know what's the best part? It will fit in your cramped office parking space easily! What else do you need? Let me guess, Nothing!
