Mini revamped its entire lineup for 2025, and it just announced a new Mini John Cooper Works 2 Door and Convertible as part of it.
Under the hood, there’s a 2.0-liter TwinPower Turbo four-cylinder engine like before, and it’s still rated for 228 horsepower. However, what does a car billed with “go-kart handling” need more of? Torque, apparently. To the …
I can't be too upset at a little more torque.
It's certainly more than many car makers have done with a model refresh.
I test drove a new Cooper S. It is leaning a little more towards BMW land but still felt like a Mini. I liked the interior touches and especially the homage in the lower dash to the mark1 toggle layout.
The biggest problem for me was a higher seating position and no sunroof delete option. Loosing 2" of headroom is a big deal.
The second biggest problem was four separate screen presses to change the temperature by 1 degree.
go-kart handling
I have driven modern 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation Mini Hatch (Raced a cooper S), I have been racing karts for 20 + years in all different makes and 2 cycle, 4 cycle, and s hifter engines. I have never driven a mini that handles like a kart. They are nimble for being a car, but it always drives me wild when someone uses that tagline when they are selling it.
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