SYDNEY: Mini’s new John Cooper Works hot hatch three door body style will hit Australia in the third quarter of this year with a $47,400 starting price and on sale August this year, the British brand has confirmed.
Mini JCW in Australia (six-speed manual) pricing kicks off at $47,400 plus OTR costs, or $49,950 for the six-speed automatic version. That makes the hot-hatch $3000 cheaper than the model it replace. That also means the John Cooper Works is more affordable than its most likeminded equivalent, the manual-only $49,900 Audi S1.
The new John Cooper Works is powered by the most powerful engine ever fitted to a Mini, with its 2.0-liter turbo charged 4-cylinder generating 170kW (10 percent boost in peak power) and 320Nm (23 percent increase in torque), and it’s enable the hot hatch to moves 0-100km/h time of 6.3 seconds for the manual or 6.1 seconds for the auto.
The new top-spec hot hatch Mini JCW is more efficient, the auto uses a claimed 5.7 litres per 100 kilometres, while the manual uses 6.7L/100km.
Equipment highlights of the car include LED headlights, Brembo brakes, 18-inch alloy wheels, dynamic damper control adjustable suspension, John Cooper Works sports seats, head-up display, Bluetooth phone and audio streaming, DAB+ digital radio, satellite navigation, a reverse-view camera and a semi-automated parking system with front and rear parking sensors
