20161122 - MINI CONFIRMS NEW JCW GP MODEL

    MINI CONFIRMS NEW JCW GP MODEL


    For years now we’ve heard rumors of a new JCW GP. Today we have confirmation. During last week’s Countryman debut head of MINI worldwide Peter Schwarzenbauer seemed to indicate that a new GP would be forthcoming:


    “I think so,” he said, when asked by Autocar at the LA motor show whether a JCW GP would be launched. “It’s an important part of the Mini brand. It has worked well for us in the past and I don’t see why not in the future.”


    We’ve spoken about the F56 generation GP a few times in the past. The sources we’ve spoken to have pointed to a few forthcoming tunes of the 2.0L four cylinder JCW engine as a probably centerpiece of the model. Currently the B48B20O0 produces 250 hp in the revised BMW 3 Series and 255 in the hybrid 7 Series. In addition rumors of a higher performance tune of around 300 hp (destined for the X1 and X1) have persisted for years.


    Mehr hier:
    http://www.motoringfile.com/20…onfirms-new-jcw-gp-model/

    Da wird vermutet, dass der GP 2018/2019 kommt - steht der F5x-Nachfolger nicht für 2019/2020 an?


    Aah, sehe gerade auf wiki, dass der R56 GP mit kleiner Auflage 2013 rauskam - also auch "kurz" vor Modellwechsel auf F5x.


    Ist das mit einem Marketing-Pushing kurz vor Produktwechsel zu erklären?