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Here, in the twilight of the current MINI’s life, its engineers are putting the finishing touches on the Cooper S JCW GP edition. I was already excited to hear that the lower control arms and wheels are lighter (unsprung weight is a chronic MINI illness) but Motoringfile’s report that the clamshell front bodywork and the rear tailgate are to be done in aluminum really gets me worked up...

(By the way the 1.6L Tritec engine has been coaxed from an already impressive 100 horsepower per liter to 143 horsepower per liter...)

This entry was posted on Sunday, January 22nd, 2006 at 6:30 pm and is filed under MINI, technical.