[DonaldD]

You may have seen the MINI John Cooper Works Concept in Detroit. While you were looking over there, someone else was freezing their but off getting these spy shots of the John Cooper Works test prototype. Yes, this prototype is actually being tested in the Arctic circle. It is somewhere around -25 degrees there. The MINI John Cooper Works will run on a 2-liter turbothat is similar to the ones the BMW will use in its RWD sedans. It should get around 220 hp.

 

[tylerD]

pardon me but how do we know exactly that this is in fact a JCW and not just a Cooper undergoing final testing?

 

[Pintie]

I would say Cooper S with standard wheels and optional roof rails! Unless you think the red brake callipers are significant!?

 

[italianjob]

pardon me but how do we know exactly that this is in fact a JCW and not just a Cooper undergoing final testing?

JCW brakes of course!

The JCW was unveilled recently at Detroit

It'll be interesting to see how much it sells for.