The MINI John Cooper Works GP is the latest hot hatch to win Motor Magazine “Bang for your bucks” award. With a list price of $56,900 the hardest MINI you can buy impressed the judges, with one saying, “most talented Bang winner in agesâ€, while another judge added it was, “best MINI I’ve ever driven, especially on a track.â€
Naturally, BMW Group Australia managing director, Phil Horton, is happy to receive the accolade, while trying to slip in some sneaky marketing as well.
“We’re absolutely delighted to win MOTOR Magazine’s 2013 BFYB award,†Horton said. “Our entire MINI range—including the original hatch and the just released Paceman—are renowned for being tons of fun on the road, as well as on the race track.
“It’s great to see that Australia’s most popular performance magazine thinks so too.â€
MINI wins MOTOR Magazine’s 2013 Bang for your Bucks Award
The limited edition MINI John Cooper Works GP has been hailed as the best performance car under $100,000 in MOTOR Magazine’s annual Bang for your Bucks awards.
The powerful pocket rocket proved its race track credibility and stole the BFYB crown from an impressive line-up of four-, six- and even eight-cylinder vehicles.
One BFYB judge described the JCW GP as the “most talented Bang winner in agesâ€, while another dubbed it the “best Mini I’ve ever driven, especially on a trackâ€.
The MINI JCW GP arrived in Australia earlier this year and has received a red hot reception from the general public and motoring media alike, topped off by claiming the BFYB award.
The vehicle was designed to shine on a race track and is the fastest production MINI ever built.
And it’s not shy about stopping, either. A BFYB judge declared that “the GP aces the field on braking distance from 100km/h†– a result achieved thanks to an individual traction control system, bespoke racing suspension and exclusive 17-inch rims which house the high performance braking system including a six piston fixed front brake caliper.
BMW Group Australia managing director, Phil Horton, is thrilled with the JCW GP’s win.
“We’re absolutely delighted to win MOTOR Magazine’s 2013 BFYB award,†Horton said.
“Our entire MINI range – including the original hatch and the just released Paceman – are renowned for being tons of fun on the road, as well as on the race track.
“It’s great to see that Australia’s most popular performance magazine thinks so too.â€
The 2013 Bang for your Bucks incorporated two full days of intensive track testing, conducted and judged by a group of some of the most experienced and knowledgeable road testers in Australia.
8 replies on “MINI JCW GP2 is 2013 ‘Bang for bucks’ champ”
Wow, this is a surprise. Aussie motoring hacks usually can’t see past the list price and options list of Minis to realise how much of a joy they are to own and drive. Mind you, I wonder how much the stripped out options list had to do with the result? I often think Mini Australia shoot themselves in the foot by providing journos wierdly and expensively spec’d cars that are too niche for mainstream journos to get.
Also a good result for resale values for those brave enough to put their hand up for one of these limited edition cars. I’d be surprised if there were any left without homes to go to already.
Stiff opposition included Jeep,Mazda 6 Wagon,Standard Corolla……
‘Nuff said.
@Len AND the M135i 😉
So the JCW GP2 beat the reigning champ Polo GTI?
Oh, wait – the Polo GTI wasn’t in the comp! did the DQ200 DSG or the 1.4TSI broke on the way to the track?
Not sure I can be convinced anything to do with the MINI brand screams “value for money”. And since you can’t walk in to the showroom to buy one, this whole thing seems a bit pointless. Does anyone still read MOTOR?
@Derek – what do you mean you can’t walk into a MINI showroom and buy one? I’ve bought six MINIs. Two were custom ordered, the other four bought right off the floor.
[…] fine line between track day weapon and daily driver. It’s also the reigning Motor Magazine ‘Bang for your bucks’ […]
Haters gona hate… …I walked into my MINI dealer a bought my GP2 then and there!! I promise you once you’ve driven one you will know what we mean, until then you’re not qualified to comment.