MF Exclusive: Factory JCW (The Burble is Back!)

Sections: JCW | MTTS | Podcast | R56 (Hatch) Jun 21st, 2008 58 Comments

Exclusive! The Factory JCW will be getting the burble exhaust sound back as was on late R53 models. This is great news and you can see and hear for yourself at your local dealer starting July 14.

If you have the chance to test drive the MINI JCW you must take the opportunity but if you are a fan of the JCW you better get your order in now. Starting July 14 MINI will begin delivering the MINI JCW to U.S. dealers for some eager early adopters. The MINI JCW will be making appearances at the remaining MTTS events in Chicago and LA in late July and early August.

Written By: Todd

Jon

Agreed Ian.
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mike

Can someone explain how the burble can be created artificially?
Victor

The only car review that has no negatives. Also is there an explanation of how the car is “flatter” on the stock suspension, is there a geometry change.

How about the lack of a LSD?
Todd

The exhaust burble, at least in the GP and most likely the new JCW, is programmed in by making the fuel mix slightly rich when lifting the throttle. There’s no performance gain but the sound is addictive, at least it is for me in the GP.
Todd

As far as my comments on the flatness of this car, I just came off the same course in various MINIs with and without sport suspension so that was the closest comparison I was going from. That and the fact that I drive a GP with JCW suspension every day. From the photos you can see that, yes, it could get even better (flatter) with a JCW suspension which makes this car even more enticing as far as I’m concerned.
Jon

I think that with what you had to say about the cars performance, that with the jcw suspension this car should be very interesting indeed. Did you ever get a chance to confirm with Mini what suspension the car you drove had?
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