Under the bonnet was the same supercharged Tritec 1.6-litre four-cylinder as found in the Cooper ... lively Mini feel make themselves known even at low speeds, but up the pace and the GP comes ...

The R53 Mini Cooper S is a machine that stirs the ... Worth a mention is the very rare 2006 John Cooper Works GP, which are almost never for sale and fetch a huge premium when they do show up.

For those of you willing to write the Mini Cooper off as "cute" and ... examine the Mini John Cooper Works GP: a special edition variant of the previous R53 and R56 generation Mini Coopers ...

The first generation of Mini Cooper (R50/R53) debuted in the United States in ... Only 415 examples of the '06 John Cooper Works GP were allocated for the United States. This has 215 hp, 184 ...

The GP is 50kg lighter ... Overheating is a common issue with the Mini Cooper S R53, as the main cooling fan’s thermostat can fail, stopping it from cutting in and ultimately leading to cracked ...

The essential terrier-like character survived and there was a feistier John Cooper Works GP model and the unusual Coupé, which looked like the hatch wearing a beret. Using old Mini names with new ...

Production of all R53 generation Minis ceased in 2007 ... because all R53s are fairly firm riding cars. The Mini Cooper S Works GP has unique aluminium rear control arms that save 15kg from ...

And while the Mini Cooper John Cooper Works GP cranks up the quick and the quirky, it does so at the cost of comfort, practicality and, of course, price. Prices start at about $45,000 for this ...

The Mini Cooper JCW GP is certainly a novel idea. Replacing the regular John Cooper Works' 228-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder is a tweaked 301-hp version of that engine. And if the fender ...

Production of all R53 generation Minis ceased in 2007 ... because all R53s are fairly firm riding cars. The Mini Cooper S Works GP has unique aluminium rear control arms that save 15kg from ...