#MiniCooperJcw

It’s been about 10 years since I last drove a MINI John Cooper Works.

Unveiled ahead of its official debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, MINI is showing off the John Cooper Works variant of its latest Cooper compact.

The latest spy photos of the MINI Cooper JCW reveal that it’s nearly ready for production.

Even icons need to stay fresh, and for the 2014 model year a major redesign is coming to the classic look of the  MINI Cooper.

As part of MINI‘s 2011 Cooper lineup and debuts at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, an announcement has been made that a John Cooper Works Tuning Kit will be available for the MINI Cooper S, MINI Cooper S Clubman and MINI Cooper S Convertible. The tuning kit will raise horsepower to 200-hp and torque to 186 ft-lbs, with an overboost function that increases torque even more to 199 ft-lbs.