Decoding the GP: Finding & Buying the Parts
Unlike the first GP MINI hasn’t gone to the same lengths in keeping non-owners from finding and buying the unique components of the car. This means that any one who owns a...
JCW GP Rear Diffuser Secretly Available as Accessory
When MINI released the first GP any part associated with it could only be bought if you had an actual GP VIN. It was assumed this would be the case with new...
EVO Track Test: The MINI GP Against the Best Hot Hatches
EVO Magazine – perhaps our favorite car mag – not only got its hands on a JCW GP but managed to get it to a track and pit it against the best...
Video: MINI JCW GP vs. Mini Busa
This from the UK, <em>Autocar</em> has had a bit of fun pitting the new MINI JCW GP against a bonkers little kit Mini made out of racing bits and half a motorcycle. While one could hardly consider this a legitimate "comparison" it is a fun contrast between the two extremes of a track-only Mini mongrel and MINI's self-described halo car.
MF Review: Driving the JCW GP in the Wild
This week I had the opportunity to not just drive the 2013 MINI John Cooper Works GP, but drive it on real, imperfect roads. Specifically, I was able to put the car through its paces on the narrow, rough mountain roads outside Ponce, in Puerto Rico. Gabe drove this limited edition car for the first time in Spain a few months back as part of the international product launch, but that was on the track. Impressive as the car was in that context, we both wondered what the car would be like in the wild.
MotoringFile/WRR Interview: Dr. Kay Segler
If you want to know the current and future state of MINI, you go to the top. And that’s what we did at NAIAS in talking with Dr. Kay Segler. We spoke...
MotoringFile’s Favorite Reviews of 2012
2012 was a busy year for MINI and MotoringFile. The Coupe and Roadster were brought to market, the GP and Paceman made their debuts, and the Countryman continued to sell well. So...
JCW GP (USA) Order Line is Open: (800) 610-5269
Previously on pre-sale only to current GP owners, the official MINI GP reservation line is now open, and we can finally share that number with you directly. So if you’re stomping at...