Next John Cooper Works GP is MINI's ‘extreme athlete'

By RELAXNEWS | 25 June 2019


The prototype John Cooper Works GP.


MUNICH: MINI has revealed that the 2020 model year version of the company's sporty John Cooper Works GP, which the company refers to as "the new extreme sports car in the model range of the British premium brand," will make its public debut — albeit wearing camouflage — during the Nürburgring-Nordschleife's pre-race programme in Germany.

As part of series development, the 2020 GP prototype is running test laps on the iconic racetrack. Currently, completion times are nearly half a minute faster than the records set by the previous prototype. Power comes from a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine that puts out 300hp.

The outside features details and components that parallel its sport capacity including wide open air intakes, large and lightweight alloy wheels, and a distinctive roof spoiler.

Only 3,000 units of the production version of the John Cooper Works GP will be available when it hits the market next year.

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