No faster than a golf GTI... that's a bit disappointing for once one of the most hardcore hatches. It does remind us how fast the 300+hp hatches are though.
Mini Cooper JCW laptime at Nürburgring Nordschleife
2015 Mini Cooper JCW completed a lap of Nürburgring Nordschleife in 8 minutes and 28 seconds.
| Track | Nürburgring Nordschleife |
| Type | flying start |
| Vehicle | Mini Cooper JCW (231 PS) |
| Power / weight | 234 ps / 1244 kg |
| Driver | Christian Gebhardt |
| Time | 8:28.000 |
| Peak speed | 225 kph (140 mph) |
| Average speed | 146 kph (91 mph) |
| Air temperature | 12 C (54 F) |
| Track temperature | 16 C (61 F) |
| Notes | "JCW Pro" suspension and aero package |
| Submitted | 12.03.2017 by FastestLaps |
| Reference | Sport Auto - 4/2017 - Mini Cooper JCW Pro supertest |
| Views | 2.1k |
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| Ford Focus RS | 8:26.00 | -2.0 |
| Mini Cooper JCW | 8:28.00 | |
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| Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG | 249 | +24.0 |
| Ford Focus RS | 234 | +9.0 |
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| Mini Cooper JCW | 225 kph | |
