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Avenue of the Giants Weekend Run - Sat. March 23, 2024

Saturday will be a very full day of cruising from Novato up through the Avenue of the Giants and ending at Eel River Brewing in Fortuna. Sun...

Spy Shots Of 2016 Clubman JCW On The Road

Auto Express has the photos and says, in part:
MINI new Clubman is bigger and more practical than ever, but it's about to become hotter too. Our spy snappers have captured the racy Clubman John Cooper Works (JCW) edition before its likely debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.

The high performance Clubman will get running gear based on that in the new MINI JCW hatch, so the 189bhp 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine in the Clubman Cooper S will be bumped up to a heady 228bhp. Expect a 0-62mph time of around 6.5 seconds and a top speed of at least 150mph, but around 40mpg combined should also be possible. . . .