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The 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine is shared with the old MINI JCW, as is the six-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox – there’s no manual gearbox to speak of. As with all MINI Cooper models, power is sent to the front wheels only, and MINI promises that the brand’s renowned “go-kart handling” will be present here.

This is it, ladies and gentlemen - we are witnessing history as MINI's John Cooper Works (JCW) begins its new electrified era with their first-ever fully

An all-electric Mini tweaked by in-house performance tuners at John Cooper Works should be a blast. Will it keep pace with competition from Hyundai, Rivian, and others?

Despite its cheap-to-run EV setup, the MINI John Cooper Works Electric is all about performance. Key to its speed is a beefed-up electric motor; it comes with a 227bhp single front-mounted motor – that may only be a 12bhp increase over the MINI Cooper SE, but the JCW can temporarily ramp up to 254bhp with a ‘Boost Function’.

The new JCW Electric features an impressive 255 horsepower (190 kW) and 350 Nm (258 lb-ft) of torque, a step up from the Cooper SE’s 215 hp and 330 Nm (243 lb-ft). This added po