2015 Mini John Cooper Works Reportedly Gets Big Power Bump

Hey, remember the 2014 Mini John Cooper Works Concept unveiled before last Christmas? We haven't heard much from that car in a while. But it's apparently still on, and it's also reportedly getting a pretty nice power bump over the old JCW Cooper.

The old JCW Minis — still available in Coupe, Roadster, Paceman and Countryman forms — have a 1.6-liter turbo four with 208 horsepower and up to 207 pound-feet of torque with overboost. It's definitely not bad, especially for the smaller cars.

But when the new for 2014 Mini Cooper gets the JCW, it will get a new 2.0-liter turbocharged four with 230 horsepower and 258 pound feet of torque, according to this report in Autoweek. That motor is a variant of the turbo four in the Cooper S, which has 189 horsepower.

Like I said, that's a solid boost in power, and one that should put the JCW closer to GTI territory — only presumably quicker, since while the new Cooper has grown in size, it's still pretty small compared to its competitors.

Autoweek says we'll see a JCW version of the two door and five door Cooper at next year's Detroit Auto Show. Sounds like fun.