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Mini Teams up with Lifestyle Brand for Bold JCW Collaboration

Mini and Deus Ex Machina showcase two unique Mini John Cooper Works models: one electric with 258 hp and one petrol-powered with 231 hp, highlighting design and motorsport heritage.

  • On September 6, Mini and Deus Ex Machina will reveal two bespoke John Cooper Works one-offs named The Skeg and The Machina at Mini JCW X DEUS NIGHT, with both exhibited through September 14 and an apparel launch on September 8, 2025.
  • BMW Group Designworks collaborated with Deus Ex Machina to refashion three-door JCW hatches, blending Mini's racing DNA with Deus's surf-and-bike culture, while Carby Tuckwell oversaw the Skeg concept building on earlier N�rburgring cooperation this year.
  • The Skeg pairs surfboard-inspired fittings with a fiberglass dashboard, wetsuit tray, neoprene seats, semi-transparent fiberglass panels cutting 15% weight, and published power figures show 258 hp electric versus 231 hp petrol for The Machina.
  • Both cars remain concept-only and show-only, with Mini saying design cues and hand-finished Deus logos could inspire future special-edition Mini models.
  • Alongside the one-offs, Mini will present additional electric models such as the Aceman SE and Countryman SE ALL4, while BMW debuts the production-ready iX3, showcasing John Cooper Works petrol and 100% battery powertrains.
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MINI presents two concept JCW MINI will present in Munich two JCW prototypes designed together with Deus Ex Machina. One is of gasoline with 2.0 turbo engine and the other is electric. Both stand out for their radical aesthetics and interiors of competition. MINI has shown the first official images of two prototypes that will leave no one indifferent. These are JCW (John Cooper Works) preparations developed together with the firm Deus Ex Machina…

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Carscoops broke the news in on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
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