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Lodging Planner for Dunsmuir Railroad Park - Oct. 11 - 13, 2024

  Three days of MINIs, friends, forests, and old railroad cabooses. NOTICE: To all Registered Club Members interested in attending this 3-da...

Autoweek Reviews The MINI John Cooper Works GP II

Mark Vaughn reviews the second generation MINI John Cooper Works GP for Autoweek.  He has two reservations about owning one:
There are a couple drawbacks: The feature-laden GP costs close to $40,000, and for that money a lot of alternatives open up. With only two seats and a decidedly stiffer suspension it's not a car for the faint of heart. But what heart you have will beat faster almost every time you get behind the wheel.