接近宝马的内部人士透露,即将发布的2015款MINI Cooper JCW功率达到230马力。此前发布的接近量产版概念车预告了量产车的设计，而全新2015款MINI JCW版将替换掉现行版搭载的搭载1.6升涡轮增压引擎（功率160千瓦/214马力，扭矩280牛米），换成新开发的2.0升涡轮增压引擎。它源自宝马的B48引擎，在JCW版本上，该引擎的功率提升至172千瓦/230马力，扭矩349牛米。同时该引擎还将搭载在Cooper S上，不过功率降至141千瓦/189马力，扭矩206磅-英尺（约合279牛米），如果启动动力激发功能可提升至221磅-英尺（约合299牛米）。与引擎搭配的是六速手动或自动变速器。该车将在明年1月的北美车展与五门掀背车同时发布。

 

2015 MINI Cooper JCW to have 230 bhp

Sources close to BMW have revealed the upcoming 2015 MINI JCW will offer "around 230 bhp."

 

Previewed by a near-production concept, the all-new 2015 MINI JCW will reportedly make the switch from a 214 bhp 1.6-liter turbo to a newly developed 2.0-liter turbocharged engine. It's derived from BMW's B48 engine also found in the warm Cooper S where it develops 189 bhp (141 kW) and 206 lb-ft (221 lb-ft with overboost).

 

In the range-topping John Cooper Works version, the motor will be further tuned to generate 230 bhp (172 kW) and 258 lb-ft (349 Nm) of torque. The engine will work with a 6-speed manual gearbox or a revised 6-speed automatic transmission, with both of them being sourced from the Cooper S.

 

The model will allegedly be introduced in January 2015 at NAIAS in Detroit where MINI will also bring the JCW five-door hatchback.