Hot Minis give maximum fun

Four Mini John Cooper Works pocket rockets plus a tight and twisty track equal intense driving fun

(From left) Mini John Cooper Works Countryman, JCW Clubman, JCW Convertible and JCW 3-Door. Of these, the 3-Door is the quickest, with a century sprint time of 6.1 seconds. PHOTO: MINI
(From far left) Mini John Cooper Works Countryman, JCW Clubman, JCW Convertible and JCW 3-Door. Of these, the 3-Door (above, foreground) is the quickest, with a century sprint time of 6.1 seconds.
Mini John Cooper Works Countryman, JCW Clubman, JCW Convertible and JCW 3-Door. Of these, the 3-Door (above, foreground) is the quickest, with a century sprint time of 6.1 seconds. PHOTO: MINI
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What has more than 920hp and 1,300Nm and moves with the finesse of an Olympic figure skater?

The answer: Four Minis which have been souped up by the experts behind John Cooper Works (JCW) high-performance models, zipping around a racetrack in a high-speed group.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 08, 2018, with the headline Hot Minis give maximum fun. Subscribe