But what enthusiasts (to say nothing of dealers) have been really waiting for since the debut of the new Mini hatchback late last year has been the new John Cooper Works performance model.

Until then, it's just seats on wheels. The Mini John Cooper Works GP edition has, however, earned its car stripes: just 2,000 of the fancy Minis are headed for production, and one of them has ...

The Mini JCW GP bucks the idea of the timid and cute Mini Cooper design in favor of boisterous exterior styling accents like a distinct front fascia, model-specific graphics, and a large two-piece ...

Mini first unveiled the second generation John Cooper Works GP at the Mini United event in May 2012, and has now revealed the first video of the even faster GP model. The video shows the car on a ...

It's been thoroughly tested at the Nurburgring ... The new John Cooper Works GP ditches the regular Mini’s rear seats, like its 2006 predecessor, with a strut-brace in its place.