{"id":40108,"date":"2023-01-11T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40108"},"modified":"2023-01-11T10:00:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T15:00:49","slug":"mini-jcw-gp-nurbrugring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40108","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Is the MINI GP is Any Good on the N\u00fcrburgring?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/01\/11\/mini-jcw-gp-nurbrugring\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"MINI JCW GP 1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-1-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-1-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of MINI JCW GP 1\"\/><\/noscript><img width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201080%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"MINI JCW GP 1\" decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-1-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-1-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of MINI JCW GP 1\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"69.782377291543\">\n<p>The MINI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2020\/08\/07\/2020-mini-jcw-gp-test-drive\/\">John Cooper Works GP<\/a> was one of the most disappointing road cars I\u2019ve driven in years. I remember the months leading up to it, I was so excited. The look of it, its specs, and the promise of its \u2018GP\u2019 pedigree all made it an incredibly exciting car. However, once I got it on the road, I found its performance to be underwhelming, its torque steer to be atrocious, and its ride to be brutal without the payoff of flat handling. However, I did recognize that it might be better on track, as that\u2019s what it seemed to be set up for. So in this new video from Misha Charoudin, we get to see the MINI JCW GP on the toughest track of them all\u2014the N\u00fcrburgring.<\/p>\n<p>For GP-duty, the hottest MINI gets the same 306 horsepower, 332 lb-ft four-cylinder engine as the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/12\/09\/2023-bmw-m135i-spied-with-two-tone-wheels-and-quad-exhaust\/\"> BMW M135i<\/a>. It\u2019s also paired to the same eight-speed automatic transmission, which ends power to just the front wheels. Not exactly the perfect recipe for driving thrills. It also has shockingly stiff suspension, better brakes, more aggressive aero, and slightly less weight. Though, don\u2019t let the rear strut bar in the backseat fool you; it\u2019s purely cosmetic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-16.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-382251\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-16-830x467.jpg\" alt=\"MINI JCW GP 16 830x467\" width=\"830\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-16-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-16-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-16-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-16-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-16.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of MINI JCW GP 16 830x467\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-382251\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20467%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-16-830x467.jpg\" alt=\"MINI JCW GP 16 830x467\" width=\"830\" height=\"467\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-16-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-16-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-16-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-16-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MINI-JCW-GP-16.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of MINI JCW GP 16 830x467\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s it like on the \u2018Ring, the most difficult track of all? Well, it\u2019d probably be better with the same tires at both axles. However, for some reason, the owner has different tires on the front axle that he does on the back. Which probably doesn\u2019t help its handling.<\/p>\n<p>However, it does seem at home on the track, where its overly stiff suspension can actually be useful and drivers can\u00a0 manage its oversteer\/understeer better. It might not be the fastest hot-hatch in the world but the MINI JCW GP does seem like fun when you can really push it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AWESOME made SILLY! Mini GP3 on WRONG Tyres on the N\u00fcrburgring!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8VF2h8KyKWo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MINI John Cooper Works GP was one of the most disappointing road cars I\u2019ve driven in years. I remember the months leading up to it, I was so excited. The look of it, its specs, and the promise of its \u2018GP\u2019 pedigree all made it an incredibly exciting car. However, once I got it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":40109,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}