You are at the wheel of either a Ford Focus RS or a previous-generation Nissan GT-R (the R34), sitting at the starting line of the Nurburgring, waiting to get off the line and see how fast you can reach the finish. Just before you go, a MINI pulls up to you, the window comes down and the driver asks if you want to make a bet.
Don’t! If you do, you will lose, as this is not any MINI, it’s a John Cooper Works GP edition, one of the only 2,000 units being made and this hot hatch has recently gone round the ‘Ring in 8 minutes and 23 seconds.
Before you hit the gas pedal and let the adrenaline flow, you can watch the MINI JCW GP’s Nurburgring lap in the video above.
Before you hit the gas pedal and let the adrenaline flow, you can watch the MINI JCW GP’s Nurburgring lap in the video above.