MINI Announces New JCW Sport Packages and Clubman Hampton Edition

The newly developed 2.0-liter turbo diesel we told you about in our previous post isn't the only fresh addition to MINI's lineup for 2011. The new year also brings a John Cooper Works [JCW] Pack option for the hatch and convertible models, a performance kit for the Cooper S and the Clubman Hampton special edition.

The JCW pack option for the Cooper and Cooper S Hardtop and Convertible vehicles is due to be available from the second quarter of 2011 as a factory option. It includes an aero kit with front and rear aprons, plus side skirts, as well as 17-inch weight-optimized aluminum alloy wheels.

The interior is upgraded with a new leather steering wheel with red stitching, gearshift knob with red shift pattern lettering, plus a leather handbrake boot featuring -what else- red stitching.

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2011 Schmidt Revolution MINI Clubman Street Worker

No one can deny that the New MINI Clubman Cooper S Streetworker Design from Schmidt Revolution has a special character, the aesthetics of popular English design with a utilitarian car body / family receiving great sporty details . Schmidt of the German Revolution has been tempted to give it a more urban face the Clubman and created the Cooper S Clubman Streetworker, conceptual variant very ‘retouched’.

As you see in the pictures, the focus for this preparation have been suspension accompanied by a huge alloy wheels 18 “painted in the same blue matte body . This style funky acquiring the MINI Clubman Cooper S Streetworker Design from Schmidt Revolution is reinforced by the choice of color, carbon black and Continental 215/35R18 tires.

The suspension has been lowered by the use of an air system by Streetec, , which lowers the car 60mm or 40mm upload to height standard . The package is completed with a few refinements in the mechanics that allow this MINI Clubman Cooper S Streetworker Design from Schmidt Revolution delivers 200 horsepower and 250Nm of torque.

MINI Clubman Cooper S Streetworker from Schmidt Revolution

Schmidt Revolution, a German-based company that primarily specializes in alloy wheels but occasionally presents fully tuned projects, has unveiled its latest creation, a conceptual version of the MINI Clubman Cooper S called the "Streetworker".

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The Italian Job: MINI Reveals Clubman Soho Special Edition

Playfully named after London's famous red light entertainment district, the MINI Clubman Soho is a special edition model, exclusively destined for the Italian market. As with any other limited run special these days, the Soho is distinguished by a number of special features and unique color combinations.

Available in One, Cooper, Cooper D and Cooper S forms, the Soho is offered with a choice of five exterior colors including Horizon Blue, Midnight Black, Pepper White, Dark Silver and for the first time on the Clubman, White Silver, contrasted by the black finish on the roof and exterior mirror caps.

Bi-xenon headlights with smoked lenses, a chrome kit and two-tone 16- or 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in 195/55 or 205/45 tires respectively (depending on the model) are also part of the package.

Inside, MINI ups the luxury ante with a three-spoke, multifunction, leather steering wheel, sport seats upholstered in cloth and leather, brushed aluminum trim and upgraded standard equipment that includes air conditioning on all models.

The 2010 Clubman Soho will go on sale in Italy in the beggining of January with prices ranging from €19,900 (US$27,100) for the One model to €28,900 (about US$41,500) for the Cooper S version.