History of john cooper works
John cooper works convertible.
History of john cooper works
John Cooper Works
British car marque
| Product type |
|
|---|---|
| Owner | BMW |
| Produced by | BMW |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Introduced | 2002 |
| Related brands | Mini |
| Previous owners | John Cooper Garages |
| Website | mini.com/jcw |
John Cooper Works (JCW) is a British car marque now owned by BMW and it is an in-house tuning, development, and international automotive racing division for Mini vehicles.
It was founded in 2002 by Michael Cooper, son of John Cooper, the racing car maker and tuner responsible for the original Mini Cooper.
In 2007, German automaker BMW acquired the rights to the name,[1] and it bought out the company in 2008.[2]
JCW Tuning
Cooper
The first ever JCW kit was a 126 bhp (94 kW) upgrade for the Mini Cooper.
The kit consisted of the following components:
Despite its price tag of over €2000, this kit only offered a power increase of 11 bhp