In 1959, Alec Issigonis created one of the great automotive icons, the Mini. That same year, sports car constructor John Cooper won his first F1 World Championship title with Jack Brabham at the wheel. Fifty years on, BMW has decided to celebrate both occasions (and make more money) with this: the MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50 (what a mouthful!), which is limited to 500 units worldwide.
Unveiled to the public at the 2009 MINI United Festival in Silverstone, the JCW C50 comes in retro Connaught Green paint with a white roof and bonnet stripes. These, plus Challenge alloys in black and the JCW aero package, makes the C50 stand out in a sea of lesser MINIs. Apparently, the colours were provided by the legend’s son John Michael Cooper, whose signature appears on one bonnet stripe and a plaque.
The bi-xenons rest in black housings and there’s a host of carbon fibre parts, among them the bonnet scoop, rear diffuser, exterior mirror caps and tailgate handle. Owners will be keen to show off special numbering on the side scuttles finishers. Inside, it’s black with red touches and carbon pieces, plus an Alcantara wrapped wheel.
No need for added power, so under the hood is the JCW’s 211 bhp 1.6-litre turbo four-pot with 260 Nm between 1,850 and 5,600 rpm, which can even be briefly increased to 280 Nm thanks to an overboost feature. Should be a riot to drive, litreally. Drive goes to the front wheels via a six-speed manual. 0-100 km/h in done in just 6.5 seconds, on to a top speed of 238 km/h.
Two units (008 and 288) are available in Singapore. Priced at S$168,800 with COE, each unit comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by John Michael Cooper. How expensive is that? A BMW 325i is S$2,000 cheaper! More images after the jump.
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just another limited edition, ntg special…
wow Danny, you are too obsess with MINI
Malaysia getting any?
beli beli beli
I can’t differentiate from one Mini to another.. No one takes a second look at a modded Mini anymore.
too many variants that make Special Edition didnt special anymore
the colour scheme is similar to Satria Neo R3 Lotus Edition…
agree
or rather Satria Neo R3 Lotus Edition similar / quite similar to MINI JCW Championship 50 ?
neo R3 came out first…
haha…
so this mini (bmw) copycat proton….
:lol:
p/s:just for laugh,,don’t take anything serious
***not similar but quite similar…lol
they should put atleast a semi bucket seat!!
Ugh…not another special edition mini. The old mini had too much special edition version & BMW mini wanted to stuck the same tradition….
only for rich rich people who dont know where to burn their money!
I’m not familiar with the name John Michael Cooper. I think this edition is only relevant to fans or admirers of John Cooper. If you don’t know this guy, get the 2k cheaper BMW instead. If some people still wanna buy this edition despite not knowing who John Cooper is, then they are just being pretentious, lol.
i agree wit you guys. Just another mini edition. More to come soon. Mayb a paul and danny tan edition. Then you each can sign on 1 stripe on the bonnet. Ha ha ha
just to add… Any of u guys will buy 1 if a paul n danny tan edition pops out?
with that kinda money, i can buy a car more hp, better handling and more fun compared to this overpriced, over hyped mini car….
Nothing great about this car……
Philippines is getting 4 units. 3 pre-sold already! take that singapore!
http://www.topgear.com.ph/news/mini-distributor-unveils-limited-edition-john-cooper-works-world-championship-50
italian job… good. bole bawak jongkong emas.
The leather seat looks damn nice to fit in my Myvi!!!! Love it so much!!!!!
I wanna mod my myvi like this, Possible???