Fastest Mini now in Phl
New Mini John Cooper Works GP is a rarity with racing genes and sets new benchmarks for performance in the premium compact car segment
The new Mini John Cooper Works GP just recently arrived in our shores. And the good news is there are only 3,000 units produced globally. This means we are one of the few countries in the world who blessed with all the six units of the new Mini John Cooper Works GP — the British brand’s fastest model ever approved for road use.
“The new Mini John Cooper Works GP is a rarity with racing genes and sets new benchmarks for performance in the premium compact car segment,” Mini Philippines general manager, Jeff Lizardo said.
“Due to overwhelming interest in the months leading up to its arrival, all six units in Philippines are now reserved. With only 3,000 units being produced at Mini Plant Oxford, the 306hp four-cylinder turbocharged engine accelerates the two-seater model from zero to 100 km/h in just 5.2 seconds.”
An intense, purist race feeling is conveyed by what is by far the most powerful engine ever to be used in a three-door model of the brand, suspension technology that is fine-tuned based on John Cooper Works’ comprehensive racing expertise and a body that is optimized in terms of lightweight construction, torsional stiffness and aerodynamics.
The new MINI John Cooper Works GP offers unrivalled sporty flair and overwhelming agility. As such, it forms part of a fascinating tradition that has been closely linked to the name of the legendary Formula 1 designer John Cooper ever since the debut of the classic Mini 60 years ago.
On both road and racetrack, this combination has been a constant source of sporting highlights: from the first Mini Cooper and winning the British Touring Car Championship to the three overall victories in the Monte Carlo Rally, the Mini Challenge racing series, achievements in the Dakar Rally and the latest generation of the John Cooper Works models.
The exclusive character of the new Mini John Cooper Works GP, uncompromisingly geared towards extreme driving pleasure, is expressed in both its engine power and its performance characteristics. More clearly than ever before, its standing is at the very forefront of the Mini and John Cooper Works model range. Its additional output over and above that of the Mini John Cooper Works is 75 hp. As such, the outstanding position of the new Mini John Cooper Works GP is even more clearly defined than that of the extreme athletes of the two previous Mini model generations, each of which was manufactured in a small series of 2,000 units.
The Mini Cooper S with John Cooper Works GP Kit, launched in 2006 and the Mini John Cooper Works GP of 2013 already reflected unusually intense racing flair with their 218hp turbocharged engines, specific suspension technology and exclusive design and equipment features.
The new Mini John Cooper Works GP takes the experience of performance in a premium small car to a whole new level. In the course of test drives as part of the series development process, it completed a lap of the Nordschleife at Nürburgring in less than eight minutes — almost half a minute faster than its direct predecessor.