UK Drive: Is the Mini JCW as fun as its predecessors?

MINI Turns The Aceman John Cooper Works Into A Safety Car

We’re used to seeing coupes, sedans, and the occasional wagon dressed up as Safety Cars, but the BMW Group is doing things a bit differently with this MINI. The Aceman is a purely electric subcompact crossover built in China, where its high-performance John Cooper Works version is also assembled. That spicy JCW variant has now received the Safety Car treatment for Circuit Zolder. Located in the Heusden-Zolder municipality in Belgium, the track i…

MINI JCW Aceman, 3-Door Petrol & Electric Variants Launched

The MINI JCW family expands to give Malaysians more options than ever. MINI Malaysia were part of the Malaysia Autoshow 2025 and they introduced new John Cooper Works (JCW) models to give customers more choices besides the JCW Countryman All4 petrol model from 2024. The three models launched are the Aceman JCW EV for RM241,118, the 3-Door JCW Petrol for RM330,988 and the 3-Door JCW EV for RM225,188. The last of these is particularly interesting …

Riding high on EVs, Mini adds sizzling electric John Cooper Works Mini hatch and Aceman SUV to its Australian line-up - EV Central

The three-door all-electric Mini Cooper John Cooper Works (JCW) has hit Aussie showrooms, alongside the brand's EV-only Aceman small SUV with JCW fettling.

UK Drive: Is the Mini JCW as fun as its predecessors?

The latest Mini has received the John Cooper Works treatment. But, is it a glorified trim level or a proper hot hatchback? Cameron Richards finds out.