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MINI Coupé John Cooper Works

The MINI Coupé John Cooper Works reaches 60 mph in 5.86 s and covers a standing quarter mile in 14.35 s, tripping the lights at 98.7 mph. It clears the first 60 ft in 2.36 s and the eighth mile in 9.37 s.

Simulated, not measured — computed from published kerb mass, rated power, gearing and drivetrain, then fitted to this car’s own published acceleration figures. Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

MINI Coupé John Cooper Works Mazda MX-5 2.0 (ND2)

Pick who it runs against, then watch it happen — and change the surface, the weather or the distance and run it again.

Down the strip

Standing start MINI Coupé John Cooper Works
0–60 mph5.86 s
0–100 mph—
60 ft2.36 s
1/8 mile9.37 s
1/4 mile14.35 s
Trap speed98.7 mph

About the Coupé John Cooper Works

The 2011 MINI Coupé John Cooper Works is a front-drive turbocharged roadster of 1,230 kg with 208 bhp, which works out at 169 bhp per tonne. Front drive caps what it can put down off the line — 60 ft takes 2.36 s — so most of what it has to give arrives once it is already moving. Against the 2,929 cars in the set it is the 1,888th quickest to 60 mph, and the 5th quickest of the 23 MINIs here. Its 98.7 mph trap speed sits about where its 0-60 puts it, so it launches and pulls in roughly equal measure. The simulation is trimmed to 9 of 10 published acceleration figures for this car.

On paper

Specification MINI Coupé John Cooper Works
Year2011
Power208 bhp
Kerb mass1,230 kg
Power to weight169 bhp/t
DrivetrainFront drive
Gears6
EngineTurbocharged
Top speed240 km/h

Similar cars

CarYear 0–601/4 mileTrapPower
Mazda MX-5 2.0 (ND2)20196.00 s14.49 s95.1 mph181 bhp
Ford Focus ST20125.84 s14.36 s98.2 mph247 bhp
SEAT Leon Cupra20065.82 s14.36 s97.5 mph237 bhp

Picked for a fair race, not just a matching 0-60: pace, power-to-weight and body shape all count, and at most one is from the same maker.

Questions

What is the MINI Coupé John Cooper Works 0-60 time?
The MINI Coupé John Cooper Works reaches 60 mph in 5.86 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 1,888th quickest of the 2,929 cars in the set.
What is the MINI Coupé John Cooper Works quarter mile time?
14.35 s at 98.7 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 9.37 s and clears the first 60 ft in 2.36 s.
How much power does the MINI Coupé John Cooper Works have?
208 bhp and 1,230 kg, which is 169 bhp per tonne. It is front-drive, turbocharged, with 6 gears and a quoted top speed of 240 km/h.
What cars are comparable to the MINI Coupé John Cooper Works?
Closest here on pace: Mazda MX-5 2.0 (ND2) (6.00 s), Ford Focus ST (5.84 s), SEAT Leon Cupra (5.82 s). Each one can be raced against the MINI Coupé John Cooper Works in the panel at the top of this page.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The MINI Coupé John Cooper Works is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 9 of its 10 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-09-01. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.