The Mini Clubman is the biggest Mini to date to get the full John Cooper Works (JCW) treatment, meaning it now has ample speed as well as ample interior space. Due to make its public debut at the Paris Motor Show, the new JCW model gets a more potently turbocharged 2-liter engine than the one […]The post Pursuitist Of MINI: John Cooper Works Clubman 2017 appeared first on Pursuitist.

The Mini Clubman is the biggest Mini to date to get the full John Cooper Works (JCW) treatment, meaning it now has ample speed as well as ample interior space. Due to make its public debut at the Paris Motor Show, the new JCW model gets a more potently turbocharged 2-liter engine than the one in the Cooper S Clubman. This one has an extra 39 hp on tap, meaning that it delivers 231 hp plus 35 0Nm of torque, which is accessible at just 1500 RPM ? making it great for pulling away quickly from traffic lights or for around town overtaking.It can pull off the 0-100 km/h dash in 6.3 seconds whether specified with a six-speed manual or optional eight-speed automatic transmission and will go on to a top speed of 238 km/h, indicating that it’s just as well suited to long highway journeys as it is to city-center commutes and school runs.The Clubman is much longer than a standard Mini, it’s 2.35 m from nose to tailgate so to ensure that it still delivers go kart-esque handling, this is the first ever JCW model to boast all-wheel drive as standard, and when that works in concert with the re...