{"id":83760,"date":"2025-09-18T09:59:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83760"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:59:03","slug":"mini-cooper-s-john-cooper-works-trim-new-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83760","title":{"rendered":"MINI Cooper S Hot Hatches Dress Up In John Cooper Works Trim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Given the route automakers must follow to comply with Europe\u2019s 2035 ban on new gas engines, traditional hot hatches are a dying breed. As a result, these are likely the last pocket rockets from MINI with ICE power. Although the Oxford-based marque has abandoned its ambition to go fully electric<\/a> by the end of the decade, combustion engines are unlikely to last much longer after that.<\/p>\n

For now, though, there\u2019s still time to get a MINI with BMW\u2019s B48 engine. Fresh images from the UK show the hotter Cooper S version dressed in John Cooper Works trim. To avoid confusion, it\u2019s worth pointing out that the latest-generation hatchbacks can be ordered in a John Cooper Works trim, separate from the true JCW performance models<\/a>. In essence, these lesser versions are to MINI what the M Sport Package is to BMW.<\/p>\n

The hot hatch duo consists of the three-door F66<\/a> and the more practical five-door F65. Both use the familiar 2.0-liter turbo engine, rated at 201 hp and 300 Nm (221 lb-ft). A manual gearbox would have been a fitting send-off for what may be the end of an era. Unfortunately, buyers are stuck with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.<\/p>\n

Between the two models, the three-door is the quicker car thanks to its lighter weight. The difference between the body styles is about 154 pounds (70 kilograms). The three-door does 0 to 62 mph (100 km\/h) in 6.6 seconds, while the five-door<\/a> takes two tenths longer. Flat out, both top out at 150 mph (242 km\/h), a respectable figure for this class.<\/p>\n

There may come a time when MINIs send power to the rear wheels<\/a> instead of the front. However, only electric models are likely to get a tail-happy setup. The BMW Group\u2019s Neue Klasse platform supports only rear- and all-wheel-drive, and with MINI expected to adopt NK hardware eventually, rear-driven electric models seem inevitable. That shift would break with tradition yet accentuate the brand\u2019s trademark go-kart handling.<\/p>\n

For those who prefer traditional drivetrains before MINI goes fully electric, there are still a few years left to buy one with a combustion engine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Given the route automakers must follow to comply with Europe\u2019s 2035 ban on new gas engines, traditional hot hatches are a dying breed. As a result, these are likely the last pocket rockets from MINI with ICE power. Although the Oxford-based marque has abandoned its ambition to go fully electric by the end of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83761,"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-83760","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\/83760","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/83761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}