2017 MINI Countryman JCW (render)
MINI may have pulled the covers off the new Countryman, but the range-topping grade is still a few months away from being
unveiled.
It will adopt the John Cooper Works (JCW) designation and
should look very similar to RemcoM's latest rendering, which shows a modified
grille, updated front bumper, and slightly lowered ride height, along with the
usual color and wheel upgrades.
Power for the actual model will come courtesy of the BMW group's 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder petrol
engine used on the new Clubman JCW. On the latter, it produces 228 horsepower
and 350 Nm of torque, fed to all four corners through either a
six-speed manual gearbox, or an optional eight-speed automatic. Regardless of
what transmission buyers pick, the Clubman JCW needs 6 seconds flat to sprint
from naught to sixty miles per hour. Keep your right foot down long
enough and the needle will eventually point to 147 mph. Expect
similar numbers from the Countryman JCW.
