Electrical Mini John Cooper Works prototype heads for Goodwood

Mini will use the 2024 Goodwood Pageant of Pace working within the U.Ok. from July 11-14 to current a prototype of its upcoming John Cooper Works E, the brand new high-performance model of the electrical Cooper hatch.

The most recent Cooper has been launched with each electrical and gasoline powertrains, and the JCW grade may even provide each powertrain varieties. The formal debut will happen this fall.

The gasoline and electrical variations of the most recent Cooper are primarily based on separate platforms. Whereas the gasoline variations use a warmed over model of the platform underpinning the previous-generation Cooper, the electrical variations are primarily based on a brand new devoted EV platform developed by Mini in partnership with Nice Wall Motors. This distinction may even be true for the JCWs.

Mini hasn’t offered any specs for the JCWs, however the gasoline model ought to include its predecessor’s 2.0-liter turbo-4, maybe with a bit extra horsepower than the older mannequin’s 228-hp score. Drive ought to go to the entrance wheels solely, through an 8-speed computerized transmission.

Mini John Cooper Works E prototype to debut at 2024 Goodwood Pageant of Pace

The electrical JCW will seemingly mix a 54.2-kwh battery, the largest battery presently fitted to the electrical Cooper, with a single electrical motor on the entrance axle. The electrical Cooper presently tops out with the 215-hp Cooper SE grade, and the JCW will nearly actually ship extra efficiency.

Mini has solely introduced the gasoline Cooper for the U.S. market. It arrives in showrooms later this 12 months as a 2025 mannequin, initially in base Cooper and sporty Cooper S grades.

All variations of the electrical Cooper are inbuilt China solely, that means mporting them to the U.S. will entice steep tariffs. Because of this, Mini is prone to wait till manufacturing of the EVs is added to the automaker’s plant within the U.Ok., the place the gasoline variations are constructed. That is presently scheduled for 2026.