Mini just recently revealed its 2012 Mini Coupe, and now the cheeky brand is fielding a race-prepped John Cooper Works Coupe in the Nürburgring 24-hour endurance race this weekend. Gleaning race know-how from its Mini Challenge sprint racing series, Mini took a stock JCW Coupe and transformed it into a tiny terror. The resulting JCW Coupe Endurance sports a roll cage, the Mini Challenge braking system, track-biased dynamic stability control, an integrated pneumatic jack, and a special aero package comprised of a new front splitter, a rear diffuser, and an adjustable rear wing. The shocks are adjustable, and the JCW Coupe’s turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder has been massaged to produce 250 hpâ€"42 more than stockâ€"and maximum twist of 243 lb-ft of torque when an overboost function is activated. All of that power is routed to the front wheels through a sequential six-speed gearbox. Mini claims the racing Coupe weighs just 2127 pounds, and that it tops out at more tha! n 149 mph. If you are lucky enough to be in attendance at the 24-hour race, at least the JCW Coupe Endurance’s bright-red roof should make it easy to spot as it buzzes around the Green Hell.
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