Mini JCW Launched In India; Priced At Rs 43.5 Lakh

Published On May 09, 2019 01:16 PM By Jagdev for Mini 3 DOOR

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The JCW is six-tenths of a second quicker to 100kmph compared to the Mini Cooper S and costs over Rs 9 lakh more

Mini JCW is based on Mini 3-Door Hatch.
Will be imported to India as a CBU.
Offers better performance than the Mini 3-Door.
Costs Rs 9.3 lakh more than the Mini 3-Door.

The Mini John Cooper Works has been launched in India at a price of Rs 43.5 lakh (ex-showroom). Essentially a go-fast version of the Mini 3-Door Hatch, the Mini JCW will be available at all Mini dealerships from June 2019. The petrol-powered hatchback costs Rs 9.3 lakh more than the Mini 3-Door Cooper S (petrol) and offers 39PS more power. On the road, that translates into a quicker 0-100kmph time of 6.1 seconds (claimed) for the JCW compared to the Cooper S’ 6.7 seconds. In terms of fuel efficiency, while the Cooper S is claimed to deliver 17.33kmpl, the JCW offers 16.47kmpl.

The Mini 3-Door Hatch is also available with a diesel engine (Cooper D). It costs Rs 29.9 lakh (ex-showroom), makes 114PS of maximum power and can do the 0-100kmph stint in 9.2 seconds. The Cooper D’s claimed fuel efficiency is 20.7kmpl.

The almost Rs 10 lakh extra that you pay for the JCW over the Cooper S doesn’t just result in a bump in power but adds some equipment too. Here’s the list of equipment that the JCW gets over the Cooper S (and vice versa). Since Mini offers some of the JCW’s equipment on the Cooper S as optional accessories, we’ve included the cost of these upgrades as well:

Equipment	Mini Cooper S	Mini JCW	Extra cost for upgrading Cooper S to official JCW equipment
Transmission	7-speed dual clutch Steptronic automatic transmission	8-speed Steptronic Sport transmission	Rs 26,000
Rear view camera	No	Yes	Rs 50,000
JCW rear spoiler	No	Yes	Rs 32,000
LED fog lights	Yes	No	Not applicable
Harman Kardon Hi-Fi System	No	Yes	Rs 1.2 lakh
Radio Mini Visual Boost	No	Yes	Rs 65,000
Mini Head-up Display	No	Yes	Rs 85,000
JCW Sport Seats	No	Yes	Rs 1.9 lakh
JCW Sport leather steering wheel	No	Yes	Rs 32,000
Chrome line interior	No	Yes	Rs 22,000
Headliner Anthracite	No	Yes	Rs 25,000
Additional cost for exterior colours	Yes (only Moonwalk Grey comes standard)	No	Rs 70,000
Alloy wheels	16-inch (Victory Spoke)	17-inch (JCW Track Spoke)	Rs 85,000 (cost of upgrading size but not style)
		Total	Rs 8.02 lakh

So while the Cooper S gets additional LED fog lamps that the JCW doesn’t, you can upgrade your Cooper S with the equipment that’s available on the JCW at an additional cost of Rs 8.02 lakh. However, that’s not all, the JCW is available with a few more goodies that the Cooper S doesn’t get. These include:

Sport Suspension Setting
JCW front & rear bumper (not that the Cooper S doesn’t get bumpers, but..)
JCW stainless steel pedal caps
JCW Track Spoke alloy wheels

There’s a host of additional equipment that you can order on the JCW too including, but not limited to, adaptive LED lights, front and rear Park Distance Control, panoramic sunroof, adaptive suspension, Apple CarPlay, Mini navigation system and auto-dimming interior and exterior mirrors.

So between the JCW and Cooper S, which Mini should you buy?

The answer is simple. If you have the money, go for the JCW. It justifies the extra price as we’ve seen above.

If, however, the reason behind buying a Mini is (only) to stand-out in a crowd (of cars), it’s better to buy a Cooper S, order some exterior livery on a body colour of your choice, add some comfort-related features and you’re done.