The John Cooper Works Mini Paceman, the seventh in the line JCW and called the “world’s first Sports Activity Coupé in its kind,” is here. It takes its place at the top of the food chain Paceman with a 1.6-liter twin-scroll turbocharged engine putting out 218 horsepower, with 201 pound-feet of torque on tap and 221 lb-ft with overboost available. These numbers get the JCW Paceman from zero to 62 mph in 6.9 seconds with either the six-speed manual or automatic transmission, but the maximum speed with the automatic is a mile per hour shy of 140 mph manual economy fuel has been evaluated in a combined 35.8 mpg U.S. in the EU test cycle. Continue reading →