The next up in MINI’s drive down the EV road is the MINI John Cooper Works E, heading for Goodwood in Prototype guise for a dynamic debut.
What we haven’t had from MINI yet is any new performance models, but we know they’re on the way in John Cooper Works guise.
We’ve already seen a prototype of the new ICE MINI John Cooper Works at the Nurburgring back in May giving us a good idea of what to expect from the petrol version, and now it’s time for a bit of a peek at what the electric version of the JCW will offer.
Ahead of a dynamic debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this month, MINI has revealed the MINI John Cooper Works (above) in prototype guise and is taking it to Goowdood for a blast or three up the hillclimb.
Sporting the same camouflage as the ICE JCW prototype we saw in May – that honours the livery of Paddy Hopkirk’s 1964 Monte Carlo-winning Mini Cooper S – the cosmetic tweaks for the EV JCW seem much the same as the ICE JCW, with new grille, rear diffuser, and a bit of a body kit.
MINI isn’t revealing much in the way of detail on the powertrain for the electric JCW, but we expect a front-mounted motor good for around 250bhp powered by a battery of around 50kWh and chassis tweaking to emphasise MINI’s go-kart vibe.
We should get more details when the JCW EV gets to Goodwood.
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