2015 MINI Cooper S With John Cooper Works Pro Parts
2015 MINI Cooper S With John Cooper Works Pro Parts
Since its rebirth under BMW 
in 2002, no other car company has been able to touch Mini when it comes to its range of customization. There are literally millions of permutations available—virtually assuring that no two Minis sold will be alike. A countless range of exterior graphics packages, floor mats, trim options, key fobs, fog lamps, colors, wheels, body-kits, valve stem caps, spoilers, performance parts and storage options allow buyers to customize Minis anyway they wish before their cars even leave dealer lots. These peripherals have been a huge revenue source for the company and, when added liberally, can cause MSRPs to double over the base cost.
in 2002, no other car company has been able to touch Mini when it comes to its range of customization. There are literally millions of permutations available—virtually assuring that no two Minis sold will be alike. A countless range of exterior graphics packages, floor mats, trim options, key fobs, fog lamps, colors, wheels, body-kits, valve stem caps, spoilers, performance parts and storage options allow buyers to customize Minis anyway they wish before their cars even leave dealer lots. These peripherals have been a huge revenue source for the company and, when added liberally, can cause MSRPs to double over the base cost.
Now Mini is introducing a whole new range of options to complement both the third-generation 2 Door and 4 Door models, including the new John Cooper Works Pro design line, at the 2014 Essen Motor Show. In addition, a gigantic range of new accessories is being introduced that will allow customers to take color coordination to new levels for both models. Want plaid floor mats? How about graffiti-styled rear-view mirror cover that say “VROOOOM?” Mini can oblige no matter how questionable your tastes may be.
design line, at the 2014 Essen Motor Show. In addition, a gigantic range of new accessories is being introduced that will allow customers to take color coordination to new levels for both models. Want plaid floor mats? How about graffiti-styled rear-view mirror cover that say “VROOOOM?” Mini can oblige no matter how questionable your tastes may be.
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Exterior
There’s also a unique rear spoiler and 18-inch wheels.
We’re still waiting on the full-fat JCW Mini Cooper and its 230-horsepower, turbocharged 2.0-liter, but based on what we’ve seen of it testing at the Nürburgring, the JCW Pro design line exterior package should provide a preview of what we can expect from the outside. It features a unique body kit with a lower front lip and a rear diffuser, complete with lateral splitters and fins. There’s also a unique rear spoiler and 18-inch wheels. If the last JCW Mini was anything to go by, these changes will actually improve aerodynamics and reduce lift, rather than just function as fashion items.
was anything to go by, these changes will actually improve aerodynamics and reduce lift, rather than just function as fashion items.
The rest of the accessories introduced, on the other hand, will not. Here, you can find the now familiar Union Jack roof graphics, assorted rearview mirror covers and more than a few ghastly graphics packages. The gray car shown with the green graphics shows off the Vivid Green line, and is an example of how buyers can color coordinate these accessories to their liking. There’s also range of roof racks available to ferry things like surfboards and mountain bikes to where ever they need to go.
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Interior
As for the rest of the accessories, the amounts of accessories that can be added to the interior exceed that of the exterior.
Where to start? Mini seems as keen to slap JCW badges all over non-JCW cars as BMW is to slap M badges all over non-M cars. The interior gets entry-sills with JCW LED lighting, JCW floor mats, JCW window blinds, and JCW key fob and key ring. So, yeah, lots of JCW stuff.
As for the rest of the accessories, the amounts of accessories that can be added to the interior exceed that of the exterior. Here you’ll find uniquely patterned entry-sills, interior rearview mirror covers, seat covers, child safety seats, key fobs and some floor mats, which, if we’re honest, look straight out of the AutoZone catalog. Like the outside, it can all be coordinated, but there’s probably nothing stopping you from mixing and matching, and creating a Mini interior that looks like Pee-wee’s Playhouse.
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Drivetrain
Mini says it enhances engine output, but not by how much.
We’re really looking forward to seeing what kind of tuning Mini has in store for the actual JCW Mini, but it’s looking like we’ll have to wait a bit longer for solid numbers. The cars shown at the Essen show will be powered by the same turbocharged, 2.0-liter four-cylinder and 1.5-liter, three-cylinder engines found in the Cooper S and Cooper respectively.
The only performance upgrade to be found is a new exhaust for the Cooper S, which is actually pretty cool. Like more exotic cars from Ferrari and Aston Martin, it features an exhaust flap that can be controlled from the cabin. Open it up if you want to enjoy a louder 2.0-liter soundtrack, or close it if you don’t want to wake the neighbors. Mini says it enhances engine output, but not by how much.
and Aston Martin, it features an exhaust flap that can be controlled from the cabin. Open it up if you want to enjoy a louder 2.0-liter soundtrack, or close it if you don’t want to wake the neighbors. Mini says it enhances engine output, but not by how much.Prices
Mini hasn’t announced pricing, but we’d imagine the spreadsheet at Mini HQ that holds this information is massive. The accessories will all surely be priced on a piece-by-piece basis. As mentioned before, piling on the accessories can translate to a skyrocketing final cost estimate, so check those boxes carefully.
Competition
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI
The U.S. has always lacked the vast selection of hot hatches that our friends across the Atlantic enjoy, but one constant has always been the Volkswagen GTI. The seventh-generation GTI is one of the best ever. Starting at $24,395 it’s good bit more expensive that a Cooper S, but on-paper performance is a step above.
GTI. The seventh-generation GTI is one of the best ever. Starting at $24,395 it’s good bit more expensive that a Cooper S, but on-paper performance is a step above.
Volkswagen’s now ubiquitous EA888, 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder puts down 210 horsepower and a hefty 258 pound-feet of torque. The sprint to 60 mph comes is 6.3 seconds and it tops out at an impressive 155 mph. Compare that with 7.8 seconds and 130 mph for the Mini Cooper S.
FORD FIESTA ST
The newest crasher to the American hot-hatch party comes from Ford in the form of the punchy Fiesta ST. It’s the kind of car Ford has been building for decades in Europe, but it’s a completely new prospect for we North Americans. It exudes quality, and, more importantly, it’s fast and fun to drive without compromising usability.
It’s also closer to the Mini in terms of cost and performance than the GTI. Pricing starts at $21,400, and a 1.6-liter EcoBoost supplies 197 horsepower to the front wheels. 0 to 60 comes in 6.8 seconds and it has an estimated top speed of 130 mph.
Conclusion
Customizing the way your car looks is a completely subjective thing. So, far be it for me to tell anyone how to do it, but I’m going to do just that. These add-ons range from pleasingly subtle to slightly tacky to straight-up ugly. Either that, or I just don’t know how to have fun.
Several of the JCW options add a bit of sporting flare. The JCW body kit looks good, but I’d only be interested if it were attached to a car with JCW parts under the hood. The only box here I would be checking is the one for the new exhaust. The rest I would leave at the dealership, but Mini certainly doesn’t need my help to make piles of money off this stuff.
Press Release
The latest generation of MINI provides the experience of hallmark driving fun in a whole new dimension with even greater diversity. For racing fans who want to further enhance and highlight the agile handling typical of both the new MINI 3 door and the new MINI 5 door, there are now John Cooper Works Tuning product and accessory options from the John Cooper Works Pro design line that have been specially created for these two models. The new individually tailored retrofit components in the areas of drivetrain, aerodynamics and interior will see their world premiere at the 2014 Essen Motor Show. At the international tuning exhibition from November 29th to December 7th 2014 at the Grugapark trade fair centre, MINI also presents the design line Vivid Green, which adds a vibrant dash of colour to allow selective customisation of the new original in the small car premium segment.
Europe’s biggest motor show for tuning, motor racing and customisation is the ideal stage on which to showcase the latest additions to the program of MINI Original Accessories. The focus of the presentation in Hall 3.0 at Messe Essen will be on new products perfectly tailored to the latest generation of MINI. They will be displayed in highly effective style at a MINI stand bearing the hallmark brand design. A MINI 3 door fitted with extensive MINI John Cooper Works Tuning and John Cooper Works Pro accessories will embody the racing flair of the brand. Meanwhile a second MINI 3 door will exemplify the design line Vivid Green, demonstrating the appeal of the new accessory product series comprising items that are precisely matched in style and colouring for the first time.
World premiere: John Cooper Works Tuning for the new MINI.
The John Cooper Works logo also serves as a clear signal to indicate motor racing passion in the new MINI. The tuning products bearing the name of the brand and integrated under the MINI umbrella allow a precisely measured increase in performance properties and a particularly intense racing sensation. They are exactly matched with the character of the new MINI and their qualities are based on decades of motor racing experience as well as the tradition-steeped association with the MINI brand. The legendary sports car designer John Cooper originally gave the classic Mini that extra dose of driving fun on the road as well as helping it achieve spectacular feats on the race track.
The John Cooper Works logo also serves as a clear signal to indicate motor racing passion in the new MINI. The tuning products bearing the name of the brand and integrated under the MINI umbrella allow a precisely measured increase in performance properties and a particularly intense racing sensation. They are exactly matched with the character of the new MINI and their qualities are based on decades of motor racing experience as well as the tradition-steeped association with the MINI brand. The legendary sports car designer John Cooper originally gave the classic Mini that extra dose of driving fun on the road as well as helping it achieve spectacular feats on the race track.
The MINI Cooper S 3 door presented at the 2014 Essen Motor Show
is fitted with a John Cooper Works Tuning Kit to enhance engine output, including a controllable flap for the exhaust silencer. This ensures the heightened temperament of the new MINI Cooper S is conveyed acoustically, too. The John Cooper Works streamlining program is supplemented with tailpipe covers and a John Cooper Works air inlet cover in carbon as well as 18-inch John Cooper Works light alloy wheels in cross spoke design in the colour Jet Black.
is fitted with a John Cooper Works Tuning Kit to enhance engine output, including a controllable flap for the exhaust silencer. This ensures the heightened temperament of the new MINI Cooper S is conveyed acoustically, too. The John Cooper Works streamlining program is supplemented with tailpipe covers and a John Cooper Works air inlet cover in carbon as well as 18-inch John Cooper Works light alloy wheels in cross spoke design in the colour Jet Black.
Unmistakably athletic: the John Cooper Works Pro design line.
The accessory products of the new John Cooper Works Pro design line are the perfect way to express sporting potential in visual terms. The automobile on display in Essen has a particularly authentic look due to the harmoniously coordinated retrofit options featured in both the exterior and interior. The John Cooper Works Pro rear spoiler and the John Cooper Works Pro rear diffuser with lateral splitters and fins help enhance the car’s aerodynamic properties. Its defiant, athletic appearance is rounded off by other exterior accessory products from the John Cooper Works Pro design line, including the exterior mirror caps, the side turn indicator surrounds known as side scuttles, the Black Line decorative rings for headlamps and rear lights, the roof flag and the side decor set with flag motif and the start number 37 - famous from the World Rally Championship.
The accessory products of the new John Cooper Works Pro design line are the perfect way to express sporting potential in visual terms. The automobile on display in Essen has a particularly authentic look due to the harmoniously coordinated retrofit options featured in both the exterior and interior. The John Cooper Works Pro rear spoiler and the John Cooper Works Pro rear diffuser with lateral splitters and fins help enhance the car’s aerodynamic properties. Its defiant, athletic appearance is rounded off by other exterior accessory products from the John Cooper Works Pro design line, including the exterior mirror caps, the side turn indicator surrounds known as side scuttles, the Black Line decorative rings for headlamps and rear lights, the roof flag and the side decor set with flag motif and the start number 37 - famous from the World Rally Championship.
A racing atmosphere is generated in the cockpit by means of the John Cooper Works Pro entry sills with LED lighting, the John Cooper Works Pro floor mats and the John Cooper Works Pro sunblind for the rear side windows and rear window. The John Cooper Works Pro design line program also includes a key cap and a key ring.
Fresh accents in matching style: the design line Vivid Green.
The British premium brand once again sets standards for authentic car customisation with the introduction of the new MINI design lines in the accessory program. This colour and design concept is unique to the automobile sector as it runs across a whole range of products and allows customers to create a harmoniously coordinated overall look for both the exterior and interior of their car. At the Essen Motor Show, the appeal of this novel range - winner of the 2014 iF product design award - will be demonstrated in the form of a MINI 3 door fitted with products drawn from the Vivid Green design line.
The British premium brand once again sets standards for authentic car customisation with the introduction of the new MINI design lines in the accessory program. This colour and design concept is unique to the automobile sector as it runs across a whole range of products and allows customers to create a harmoniously coordinated overall look for both the exterior and interior of their car. At the Essen Motor Show, the appeal of this novel range - winner of the 2014 iF product design award - will be demonstrated in the form of a MINI 3 door fitted with products drawn from the Vivid Green design line.
The latter gives accessory products a fresh, youthful look with striking dashes of rich green against a black background. The combination on show in Essen includes a roof graphic and side stripes, the turn indicator surrounds known as side scuttles and exterior mirror caps - all in the matching style of the Vivid Green design line. Inside the car, the harmonious overall appearance is rounded off with illuminated entry sills, an interior mirror cap, textile floor mats, sunblind elements for the rear side windows and rear window and a universal protective cover in the same style. The selection of accessory products in the Vivid Green design line also includes the MINI Junior Seat - available in three different versions to adapt to the height of the child being carried - all-weather floor mats, a key cap and a key ring.
In these two automobiles and in additional product presentations and multimedia displays, MINI is also showcasing numerous other new products from the MINI Original Accessories program at the 2014 Essen Motor Show. For example, there is a larger-than-ever selection of light alloy rims, exterior mirror caps and roof graphics. Additional headlamps are a classic item now also available for the new MINI. Such features as the Travel & Comfort System as well as model-specific holders and adapters for smartphones and music players ensure optimised functionality, secure communication and enhanced infotainment and will likewise be on display at the Essen Motor Show.
A MINI Accessories and Lifestyle Shop will be integrated in the exhibition space and there will also be a presentation of the MINI Friendship Service program. MINI Friendship Service enables long-lasting driving fun based on attractive all-inclusive price offers for maintenance work and the replacement of wear-and-tear parts in automobiles over four years old, offering professional care and attention at especially favourable terms and conditions.
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