The JCW GP Top Five Mods

After one month of ownership it’s finally time to post my top five mods for the JCW GP so here goes. JCW leather/Alcantara steering wheel. When driving any car, the steering wheel...

Back to Back wins for MINI at Targa Newfoundland

MINI Canada’s John Cooper Works (JCW) MINI Cooper S successfully defended its Open Division title at Targa Newfoundland from September 9-16, 2006, once again taking its place at the top of the...

Autoweek Drives the JCW MCS

While it’s not the best piece ever written and certainly not the most thorough, however the JCW wins over one less than interested critic. Here’s an excerpt: >Indeed near thirty grand is...

Targa Newfoundland: Leg 1

Targa Newfoundland is underway and Leg 1 has already proven to be eventful for one of the MINIs entered. Several cars were out of the competition after leaving the road and will...

Ask MF: Will the JCW be Offered w/an Auto?

Here’s the question from MotoringFile reader Olin: >I hear the 07 Cooper S with the JCW upgrade may be offered in an automatic. Any word on this? One thing to clear up...

JCW & GP Lug Bolts Different Than Stock

We can confirm that the JCW/GP lug bolts are different from the standard MINI lug bolts. The JCW/GP bolt (pictured on the left in the image) is a finer thread/pitch and also...

R56 JCW Accessories Sneak Peak

The accessories onslaught is set to begin this spring for the R56 and we have our first sneak peak this morning. The screen capture to the right (click to enlarge) shows the...

R56 JCW Accessories Coming Next Spring

MINI is planning on launching the first R56 JCW products for Spring of 2007. While MINI and JCW are still developing the engine kit for a fall of 2007 release, the first...