This Mini Cooper John Cooper Works is missing something very important

When the letters JCW (John Cooper Works) appear on the grille of a Mini, you know someone enjoys their car. At least until today. Because this Mini Cooper SE has the letters incorrectly.

M packages, ST lines, S lines, R lines and GR packages. A sheep in wolf’s clothing can be put together by almost any manufacturer. Mini also sold JCW decorations, but the logo in the grille was reserved for the really fast models.

The Mini Cooper SE with JCW kit

This Mini Cooper SE does sport the updated John Cooper Works logo, the checkered flag, but that’s not entirely justified. Although the design with distinctive diffusers and a large rear spoiler suggests that this is actually a sporty model, nothing could be further from the truth.

The Mini Cooper SE with the lavish JCW package therefore no longer has any horsepower. The car has a power of 218 hp and a torque of 330 Nm. The 54.2 kWh battery also remains the same. The range is 402 kilometers. With a zero-to-hundred time of 6.7 seconds, the car isn’t slow. Still, the badge feels like sacrilege.

The Mini Cooper SE is already the sporty version – and you can also have fun in the E. What is striking is that Mini does not add a single performance upgrade to the JCW package. You get a sportier interior.

The price

Autovisie showed the JCW package in configuration two months ago. You can also read how expensive the options are in this article.