Wednesday 14th January 2015

Mini Cooper S JCW - Detroit 2015

JCW shown to the world, world still in shock

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Funny how a colour can change perspective on a car. Where the original pics of the Mini Cooper S JCW in red made it look gawky, Rebel Green (which looks a lot like British Racing Green) does seem a little more agreeable. Still very far from beautiful but certainly an improvement.

Festive colour scheme not too bad!

Mini used rally hero Rauno Aaltonen to introduce the JCW at the Cobo Center. Perhaps cynical given he is notable for winning the 1967 Monte in an old Mini but there is a motorsport link with the new car. At Detroit Mini announced a partnership with LAP Motorsport to compete in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge. The what? Yeah, us too. It's a US series featuring everything from Camaros to Civics with cars carrying only 'minor modifications' from standard. The JCW will compete in the 'Street Tuner' class against MX-5s, Boxsters and the like. Sounds rather cool.

Moreover, it's cheaper in America than the UK. Mini confirmed a $30,600 (£20,100) base price for the JCW, a fair bit less than the £23,050 to be asked over here. A reminder that the first cars will arrive in Britain in the spring. Hopefully not in red.

[Source: IMSA]

[pSynrg]

Nothing but a tired, predictable and above all fugly caricature. Can't stand this stupid crap.

[Clivey]

Well, I won't be trading the R56 in for one...and that colour; hideous.

[soad]

Good enough to rally?

[Feirny]

soad said:

Good enough to rally?

That's an R60 Countryman

[dc2rr07]

Still ugly in green, all the small bits of grill on the front and at the back for that matter spoil the look for me.

[dank]

Utter crap, hate minis!

[soad]

Feirny said:

That's an R60 Countryman

True.

[tyrrell]

Still looks fugly in Army green

[Cotty]

dank said:

Utter crap, hate minis!

Yep

[JG93]

Not an improvement on the R56 IMO, ghastly wheels also

[thespannerman]

Kill it, kill it with fire! Seriously though, what were they thinking with the offset on those wheels?

[CMPunkBITW]

Looks fab. Although not a fan of Green TBH. Any other color it would look awesome.

[AML]

Function over form?
Lets hope so- it'll need to be very entertaining indeed.

[MrTappets]

Kind of the wheeled equivalent of this feller:



Okay, maybe that's a bit of a stretch

[Bullett]

Fussy

[red997]

have they lost the plot?
bloody horrible - the only nice mini is the original

[paul1087]

Hints of....

[Gandahar]

The latest mini looks better in black as black tends to make things looks less big, but even so the tail lights are red and they look fecking enormous.

Shame as the new Cooper SD looks like a cracking engine that gives speed and economy and of course the handling is still praised.

Of course you don't see the outside sitting in it driving, but even so. This car is getting worse and worse looks wise.

Imagine what the next one will be like....

[redroadster]

Ruined by going large ,why does every new model have to go bigger are people really getting that fat ? .

[0llie]

Looks are growing on me, slowly.

And I like Rebel Green, but with a Chili Red roof, really?!