ZitatAlles anzeigenIt seems fitting that Mini chose to reveal its new John Cooper Works Hardtop around the Yale University campus. This car is peppy, cute, fun and absolutely coming to a Tri-Delt parking lot near you. Yes, even in crazied-up, track ready John Cooper Works form.
The John Cooper Works brand is kind of like Mini’s version of big brother BMW’s M: hotted up, powered up cars for enthusiasts. At 228 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of torque, the new JCW is not only the most powerful Mini you can buy right now, it’s the fastest and most powerful Mini, ever. Just expect to pay out the nose for a well-equipped one. (More on that later.)
And so Mini positioned this car as their track-oriented trim level, but I’m not so sure it really fits there, particularly in manual trim. The John Cooper Works Hardtop has one of the most confidence-inspiring manual transmissions I’ve ever driven, but for all the same reasons why I wouldn’t want that particular gearbox for my trackmobile.
It rev-matches for you, and that doesn’t go away unless you turn off DSC. There’s hill-start assist that keeps it from rolling backwards into some unsuspecting dingleberry who stopped too close to your rear bumper. It starts right back up if you accidentally stall it. The pedals all seemed very vague—especially the clutch and the brakes.
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---> Interessant weiter zu lesen, mit vielen weiteren Bildern:
http://jalopnik.com/2015-mini-…-track-day-toy-1720433076
btw: Der Kofferraum ist wohl zu klein 
oder auch nicht 