With a pure-blooded British steel cannon, MINI JCW's character and cuteness have nothing to do with it
Text/Su Jin Ji
The models that can most arouse the restless emotions of young people are either performance cars or sports cars. Young people's enthusiasm for speed is like the enthusiasm of youth, when they pay attention to a model, it is more about how strong its performance is, rather than how cost-effective or practical the model is. But most cars with performance attributes are not low in terms of price points, so when budgets are limited, small steel guns are also attractive.
MINI as a member of BMW, after entering the domestic market, there was indeed a period of high heat, in the subsequent intensification of market competition, MINI in recent years in the country gradually lost its previous popularity, but in overseas markets, MINI's sales are still considerable. In the mini complex series, a JCW was born as a small steel cannon, attracting a wave of steel cannon powder.
But the MINI JCW is destined to serve only a small group of people, because people have labeled this model as not practical enough, and because the official guidance price of the model is 341,800-346,800, it is impossible for the majority to choose. But that doesn't affect its performance genes or its style on the road.
The performance dna of this model is very pure, and this purity is one of the reasons why the model cannot have a practical label. Don't look at this model positioned in the field of small cars, but the small body increases stability, the wheels are more expanded than the body, so the model has the structural characteristics like a kart.
At the same time, the small size of the model also means that the wheelbase is short, although the space in the car is not sufficient under the limitation of the short axle, but this can further enhance the dexterity of the vehicle, and the model will be faster in the corner. So from its overall structure, it is a model that comes for playability, and the body does not care much about comfort.
The 2.0T displacement brings sufficient power reserves to the 3874mm long model, and the 2.0T turbocharged engine has a mid-to-high level of power, which can provide 231 horsepower and 320 Nm of torque, which is equivalent to the power level of a conventional mid-size car.
As a result, the MINI JCW's power response is excellent, with a 6.1 seconds acceleration of 6.1 seconds from 100 km/h. The model responds quickly at start-up, even if the turbine is born with a response hysteresis, but under the abundant power, the half-second hysteresis is not obvious. With one foot on the throttle, the model can quickly sneak out, and there is also the ability to accelerate later.
But the chassis of this model is very hard, and such chassis tuning does not take comfort into account, so this model and comfort are destined to make trade-offs. The hard chassis is more for the purpose of increasing pit roll support, so as to give the car more driving stability during the cornering process, and can also transmit the road sense clearly to the driver.
At present, the DOMESTIC MINI JCW is available in two versions, the two versions of the same power, and the transmission system is also the same, are the use of 8-speed manual automatic transmission with the engine power transmission. Although the current model has eliminated the pure manual transmission version, the automatic transmission can also be switched to M gear to achieve manual addition and subtraction of gear, which can also retain some manual driving pleasure.
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Therefore, this model is not easy for groups that are not familiar with performance cars, and it needs to be familiar with it for a period of time. This is also related to the model's hard chassis and strong power output, and the model behind the deep throttle is not easy for novices to control. But for experienced drivers, it can give more pleasure to control, taking control of the vehicle in their own hands at extreme speed. The exterior design of this model may look cute, but cute is only the appearance of the model, when you really get started with this model, you will find that its essence and cute two words run counter to, and this is also one of the personality characteristics of the model, at least in many small cars, MINI JCW has enough personality color.