JCW Enters track/ R57

[Japper]

Quote: Originally Posted by coopersooper (original)

tis what i thought, must be 240kph, but the engineer defiantly said mph, i asked him again, kept repeating myself and he said 100% mph, so you guys will just have to find out, don't think its possible but would be amazing if it is! The car is something else a new gear box has been made for it as the old/now cooper s gearbox would be ripped to shreds, this one is toughened and strengthened. there will not be an automatic version as it just would be possible as the car would wreck the gearbox in 5th and well what more can I say the car is awesome!

No MINI.............................in fact no car less than £200k will hit that kind of speed. Let alone one shaped like a brick !. It will defonately be KPH and as rumoured will be around 212bhp which will add up to around 150mph.

The gearbox may have revised / strengthened internals, but i doubt it.

Auto gearboxes are on the whole stronger units than manuals, so if they are dropping this option, i think it's more likely to be down to perceived market branding rather than technical limitations of the hardware.

JMHO.

[Rakey]

Also consider that most BMW's are limited at 147mph, so why make a MINI that goes faster

Oh but the car does exist now, I will back that info up

[J1JPE]

insider info - nice ;}

[Meeerrrk]

with ~210bhp it would still struggle to do 150mph, more like 140max.
i used to own a seat ibiza cupra which i tuned to ~260bhp, that ONLY just managed 155mph so i very much doubt the cooper s will do 150mph.

[Japper]

Quote: Originally Posted by Meeerrrk (original)

with ~210bhp it would still struggle to do 150mph, more like 140max.
i used to own a seat ibiza cupra which i tuned to ~260bhp, that ONLY just managed 155mph so i very much doubt the cooper s will do 150mph.

The stage 1 kit is quoted at 140mph + IIRC. So 150mph with another 20bhp is about right.