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Mini John Cooper Works a classic

17/07/2008 12:29:00 planetaportugal - Lido 119 vezes

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The arrival of these models involves, moreover, the formal integration of the mark in the John Cooper Works Mini. Equipped with a powerful gasoline engine with the turbo Twin Scroll who earns 211 horses.

The Mini extends the range with two new variants especially sports: Mini John Cooper Works and the John Cooper Works Mini Clubman.
The arrival of these models involves, moreover, the formal integration of the mark in the John Cooper Works Mini. Equipped with a powerful gasoline engine with the turbo Twin Scroll who earns 211 horses.
These new models will also benefit from a sports chassis, a gearbox and a special suspension and brakes commensurate with their level of benefits. This is because many of the components of the Mini John Cooper Works are obtained from the Mini Challenge race car.

The engine chosen for these changes is the turbocharged 1.6 double entry and the direct injection gasoline also found in the Cooper S, but suitably adapted to increase its strength from 175 to 211 hp, and the strength of the chamber combustion. It has been reinforced the pistôns and valves for admission.

It has a maximum torque of 260 Newton meters which is available from 1,850 revolutions per minute. Also, to speed can increase up to 280 Nm thanks to feature called "overboost" which is nothing more than a temporary increase in pressure from the load between 1,950 and 5,500 rpm.
In the Mini John Cooper Works will suffice 6.5 seconds to reach 100 mph with planned output, 3 seconds unless the same version of the Clubman, although both have the same top speed: 238 km / h. As for the average consumer brand, the value at 6.9 liters for the Mini JCW and 7 liters for the JCW Mini Clubman.

But outside of the engine, the excitement of race car chassis are obtained with a sport. Another way to strengthen their sports Sport is pressing the button located directly in front of the lever for change. With this simple gesture will get regular assistance from the direction of acelarador and response in a few more dynamic parameters.

Guaranteed security is in charge of various electronic driving aid. As ABS with electronic distribution of braking, the brake system of regulation in curves (CBC) and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) including the system of assistance to start on slopes and dynamic traction control (DTC). The DTC is activated or deactivated by pressing a button, and the control of stability.