The new MINI John Cooper Works GP has arrived in Australia and it might be about to kick a few goals down under. That’s certainly the case if this video from Evo magazine is anything to go by. Perhaps for local relevance the cars they tested the GP2 against are not very worthy, but as an outright measure of capability this surely has to stack up.
Against the MINI we see two former greats tackle two new hot hatches. From Ford we have the awesome looking Focus RS 500, while Renault provides the track-day special Megane R26.R. Two excellent cars that serve to provide a handy benchmark. To see if they can beat the old timers the MINI was joined by the limited-edition Audi A1 quattro.
Okay, we’ve probably already given away the result but it won’t make the clip any less enjoyable. And you can have the GP2 in your garage for around $60K. Not bad, huh?
[Thanks to Wayne for the tip]
3 replies on “Is the MINI JCW GP2 the new hot hatch king?”
You really think the GP 2 would be quicker than an RS 265? I’m not convinced…. (And for much less hard earned also)
Take away it’s near semi slick Kumho V700 tyres and see how quick it really is….ditto the Megane R26R and it’s Toyo 888’s….
You can not compare a low weight renault vs. a fat RS500…Take the normal version. The focus isn’t a trackcar too…