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Mini
Cooper S Cabriolet and
Mini John Cooper Works |
Broadcast
dates : 15th May 2005
21st May 2005 |
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If
you really have to make a hectic start to
your workday, there are worse ways than getting it
under way in a Mini Cooper S. And especially in one
of the two new examples in the range.
BMW’s Mini Division has just launched the latest
John Cooper Works high-performance version with lots
of special bits, including an up-rated supercharger.
The re-worked engine offers a 29 kiloWatt hike in
power, and the JCW comes with a full Motorplan –
at a price.
For those who have already found their place in the
sun, there’s the Cabriolet, available in standard
Cooper, Cooper S and John Cooper Works versions.
The "Works" edition has an oh-so-sexy
supercharger whine! As for the classic Mini
interior, it matches the cabriolet perfectly.
Summing up a Mini in one word is easy: Fun! Good,
clean, unadulterated, old-fashioned,
thoroughly-modern fun.
The Cabriolet and the John Cooper Works edition
build on that theme, taking the car to new levels of
pleasure in different ways.
As for the Cabriolet, the top-chop version is a
masterpiece of style, giving the Mini an air of
elegance that’s in no way contrived or affected.
The Works edition gives a bigger jolt of performance
to a car that is already super-Cooper-quick.
The John Cooper Works conversion is available on
both the tin-top and the cabriolet versions of the
Mini.
At the heart of the conversion is a reworked,
faster-spinning supercharger that ups the boost
levels in the engine.
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The
cylinder-head is gas-flowed, injectors are larger, the
air-filter is redesigned with a special flap that opens
above four-thousand-five-hundred rpm.
And the exhaust system is a free flow unit with a bit more
snap, crackle and pop.
The genius of the Mini concept is that is has universal
appeal, from the hard-core hotrodder to the boulevard
cruiser.
A premium of R40 000 is a big chunk of loot to pay for the
JCW version, and for most people the standard Cooper S
will be more than enough.
The convertible version, at R34 500 extra over the steel
roof car, gives more tangible benefits, in David’s
scheme of things.
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