Comments on: MF Exclusive: “Stage II” JCW MINI Revealed

By: nuvolari

nuvolari — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:37:56 +0000

No suspension or steering improvements. That is unfortunate.

By: MotoringFile » Archive » Ask MF: How Livable is the R56 JCW?

MotoringFile » Archive » Ask MF: How Livable is the R56 JCW? — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:04:36 +0000

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MotoringFile » Archive » Initial Factory JCW Kit Details Leaked — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:59:23 +0000

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By: Edge

Edge — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:43:00 +0000

msh441,

You said:

Every one of the GP performance options were availible to R53 owners. Cosmetics (wing, color, undertray, back seat delete) were limited, but not the actual performance items.

Not true. There are 3 performance-related items that are NOT readily available to non-GP owners in the USA (courtesy of MINIUSA's restrictions). Those being the GP intercooler, the aluminum trailing arms and the lightweight GP wheels.

True, you can get these items from international sources (or from USA vendors who already obtained them from an international source). Also, the trailing arms on the R56 are almost identical (although not EXACTLY), so buying those and adapting them to fit is another option...

But the point remains that through "official" channels, here in the USA, a number of the "unique" GP performance items are simply NOT available to R53 owners.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:57:45 +0000

> BMW better look at lowering margins on their share of profit > or theyâ€™ve lost me as a potential customer.

I'll happily take your place!

By: MotoringFile » Archive » The JCW Factory Clubman?

MotoringFile » Archive » The JCW Factory Clubman? — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:48:42 +0000

[...] we scooped a few of the details on the new R56 factory JCW kit. However we didn’t address one burning question that seemed to be on quite a few [...]

By: Dr Obnxs

Dr Obnxs — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:34:22 +0000

Ft x Lb and Lb x Ft are the same thing. The root of this evil is two fold... Most people don't use slugs (the REAL unit of mass, not Lbs) and there's a style gide that some editor wrote about car stuff that maintains there's a difference...

Back to your regularly scheduled Mini banter...

Matt

By: MotoringFile » Archive » Factory JCW Kit Debut Timeline

MotoringFile » Archive » Factory JCW Kit Debut Timeline — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:38:21 +0000

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By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:55:51 +0000

A good question Lee, I personally think the brakes coming with the factory car are an adaptation of the AP brakes being used by the factory race car, though adapted for road usage.

Will be interesting to see though

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:55:13 +0000

Does this have something to do with the new big brakes for the Mini…. http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/13/brembo-supplying-brakes-to-bmw/

By: Impulsive

Impulsive — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:26:38 +0000

$6k? … no thanks.

Give me the bigger turbo over stock ‘S’ … $1500 to $2000, and the front bumper from the JCW skirt kit … $250, THAT’S IT! I’m not tracking it so I don’t need bigger brakes. The back bumper of the JCW kit is UGLY. The pricing of the JCW skirt kit is insane … the parts don’t cost significantly more to make, and since I don’t want the originals (and shouldn’t pay twice for them), the price difference shouldn’t be as big to choose what I want.

BMW better look at lowering margins on their share of profit or they’ve lost me as a potential customer.

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 04:01:50 +0000

Think there are a few more surprises of the factory car upcoming. Think we should hold off for now until the details of this car comes down before we pass judgment that its not worth its additional costs.

The factory JCW is coming with the new 4 piston brakes and from the previous details on Motoringfile have said it will be coming with LSD also. Think the upcoming months are going to be enthralling.

By: The real scoop on the MINI JCW Stage II Cooper S - Autoblog

The real scoop on the MINI JCW Stage II Cooper S - Autoblog — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:37:35 +0000

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By: greg

greg — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:59:40 +0000

Jon. You are correct that JCW tuning was (and still is) available in ‘06 as a dealer install. However, the factory installed JCW included JCW brakes AND LSD which at this time of speculation made it a better value than “stage two”.

By: zm

zm — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:30:44 +0000

@ msh441:

Agreed--which is why I said, 'the more the merrier'.

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:49:37 +0000

Good question MCS2007, I was told that when they installed my kit on my R56 that it would be warranted for 24 months unlimited miles or the life of your cars warranty, which-ever is greater.

The Stage2 is just a name that has been used to express there would be two separate JCW product lines one a dealer available kit and a factory built car.

http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/07/16/2009-factory-jcw-mcs-the-stage-ii/

“We first reported on the “Stage II” kit (as weâ€™re calling it) last winter with some sketchy details on general performance targets.”

By: MCS2007

MCS2007 — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:27:56 +0000

If you are out of warranty and add a JCW part from the dealer, then how long is the warranty on the new parts?

The naming of 'Stage II' implies it can be purchased as a package like the Stage I kit. Otherwise, it would have been named 'r56 JCW car'.