John Cooper Works Cabrio – Fast
The MINI John Cooper Works Cabrio will join the Australian line-up next month. The new and exciting drop-top isn’t just the newest member to the John Coper Works range, but also is it’s fastest convertible yet. The turbocharged convertible is the third car in the John Cooper Works line-up and, being the quickest accelerating convertible in the sub-$100,000 range, it surely is a very fast MINI.
The John Cooper Works Cabrio (first unveiled at this years Geneva Motor Show), claims to be able to hit 100km/h in 6.9 seconds – wow!
The same 155kW turbocharged inline four that is used in the MINI John Cooper Works and MINI John Cooper Work Clubman with an overboost function unlocking 280 Nm of torque has been used. Power is put through the front wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox, just like the rest of the JCW range.
The Cabrio’s on-road performance is assisted by traction control, stability control, sports suspension and a limited-slip system.
The new JCW’s features include fabric and leather sports seats, piano black dash trim, climate control, lightweight 17-ich alloy wheels, tinted winows, Harmon Kardon audio system and of course the trademark MINI bonnet strips. Also, to log the amount of time with the roof down, the Cabrio is fitted with the ‘Always Open’ timer.
The John Cooper Works Cabrio is positioned as a performance model, but it still boasts a healthy fuel consumption rating of 7.1 litres per 100km.
The 2010 MINI John Cooper Works Cabrio goes on sale in September.
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