The Mini Coupe hype train just keeps on rolling. We've barely settled into accepting the Coupe as a valid member of the Mini family (google, however, keeps trying to correct searches for Mini Coupe to Mini Cooper) and they're springing a racecar on us? Fair enough. That's an easy way to win us over.
This one, the JCW Coupe Endurance, has a tweaked version of the 1.6-liter turbocharged motor that comes standard, but makes 250 horsepower and 243 pound-feet of torque allowing a top speed of around 149. The car also features racing suspension, rollcage, racing buckets, HANS, a pneumatic jack and the same goofy center-mount speedometer we all love so much in the real car.
As a car, the Mini Coupe still confuses me, as a racecar, though, I'm in. Now where's the rally version?
csubowtie says:
11:42 AM, 06/23/11
Generally I really like racecars, heck, I even think the Nissan Leaf racer looks pretty cool. But this car is ugly as a production car, and still ugly as a racecar.