Mini’s high-performance John Cooper Works (JCW) vary has confirmed well-liked amongst Australian customers, a lot in order that just one nation chooses extra of the new fashions over the remainder of the vary than native consumers.
At a latest occasion in Melbourne, basic supervisor for Mini Australia and New Zealand, Alexander Brockhoff, advised media that 16.3 per cent of Mini’s document 4269 native deliveries in 2023 have been go-fast JCW fashions.
That equates to roughly 696 JCW automobiles throughout the Mini Convertible, Clubman, Countryman and Hatch strains.
Australia was second solely to Switzerland for JCW share globally, with Australia and New Zealand mixed sitting third.
Mini’s native boss additionally confirmed that 559 electrical Minis have been delivered in 2023, one other document for the model Down Beneath.
Mr Brockhoff additionally confirmed the way forward for the JCW efficiency sub-brand will likely be electrified, with additional particulars to “be introduced shortly”.
The BMW-owned British model just lately previewed its first electrical scorching hatch with the Mini John Cooper Works E Prototype, which made its public debut as a camouflaged pre-production mannequin on the Goodwood Pageant of Pace earlier this month.
Little element has been given past the affirmation of a higher-performance mannequin primarily based on the Mini Cooper Electrical, although we will count on the brand new halo mannequin to supply extra shove than the present 160kW/330Nm Cooper SE.
The all-electric Mini Cooper JCW will likely be revealed later this 12 months within the European autumn, set to debut across the similar time as its petrol-powered stablemate – the next-generation Mini Cooper JCW.
Proven because the MINI John Cooper Works PROtotype #317 at Goodwood, the petrol model of Mini’s flagship scorching hatch just lately triumphed on the 24 Hours of Nürburgring with a category win in prototype type. Keep tuned for the newest.
Past the brand new JCW Cooper fashions, it’s logical to imagine we would see electrified JCW variations of the brand new Aceman and Countryman in time – particularly because the former relies on the identical platform because the Cooper Electrical.
Additional, the all-new Countryman presents two electrical variations within the E and SE, with the latter providing a beefy 230kW/494Nm dual-motor electrical drivetrain shared with xDrive30 variations of the BMW iX1 and iX2.
Whereas not billed as a JCW mannequin, the Countryman SE’s 0-100km/h time of 5.6 seconds is simply 0.2s off the declare of the brand new 233kW petrol-powered Mini JCW Countryman. There’s, nonetheless, a JCW Sport bundle for the electrical mannequin.
Keep tuned to CarExpert for Australian launch drive critiques of the new-generation Mini Cooper, Cooper Electrical, JCW Countryman and Countryman SE subsequent week.
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