John Cooper Works, the longstanding performance arm for the all mighty Mini is readying to debut the JCW Challenge in all it’s track loving glory @ the Frankfurt Motor Show this year.
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Higher speed, more torque, faster acceleration and increased levels of grip on the JCW Challenge will ensure this Mini will reach for the boiling point on the hot hatch temperature gauge.
Internally the JCW Challenge is all business. Designed straight for the track the JCW Challenge’s highlights include the full rollcage, HANS (Head And Neck Support) system, Sparco steering wheel and Recaro bucket seats. Externally a JCW Aerodynamics Kit enhances the ‘Get me on the track NOW’ image with adjustable rear spoiler, rear diffuser and performance front spoiler the highlights.
Most importantly of course, JCW haven’t scrimped on the mechanical upgrades with a long list of overall chassis and driveshaft improvements that ensure it not only handles like a go kart, but also delivers an additional 35 Hp (210 Hp in total) over the standard Cooper S.
Full mechanical details can be found in the press release on the click through. What an amazingly sexy vehicle.
Subaru’s new WRC Concept car will be hitting Frankfurt with Petter Solberg in the coming month providing many a classic Subaru WRC fan a lifesized taste test of the car itself. Taking a gander at the photos above you’ll notice the Impreza WRC car will be yet another departure from recent generations although it’ll still sport a STi grille, bonnet scoop and a rear wing that means business.
[Source: Autoblog]
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For the most part I’m my own worst nightmare when it comes to procrastination and getting on with the task at hand, point and case these two current social media (a fancy word for latest gimmicks on the web) forays.
Hot Hatch Heaven will now deliver all it’s pictures in all their full resolution glory via Flickr. If you’re not aware of what Flickr is it’s basically a site that allows you to upload a gigantic amount of images to. Think of it as the one and only website for great photography and images similar to how YouTube is the Master of the online video world. HHH has it’s own profile and group and here’s hoping we can grow a great little photo / image hungry community that loves a good snap of a nicely rounded hot hatch.
Facebook, the latest revelation on the Internet is basically a better version of MySpace allowing for easier customisation with a more mature look and feel. You can wake up now! HHH now has a very solitary feeling group up (yours truely as the only member at the time of writing) and running there so if you’re a friendly lad or lass on Facebook then come on down and join the group. I won’t bite unless you ask me to. For what it’s worth there is also a MySpace page but it’s too frightfully average to be sharing with everyone, maybe if i become that way inclined i’ll put some time into it. I somehow doubt it. Keep an eye out for Hot Hatch Heaven, coming to every latest and greatest social media website on the planet. |
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Everybody climb in, let’s see how many hot hatch fanatics we can fit in this bad boy. The new design is now complete and with some other recipes roasting in the oven it’s time to check the fluids, scratch ourselves and fire up Hot Hatch Heaven’s existence on the internet. I hear all 9 of HHH faithful (yes i realise they are probably just various Yahoo & Google feed bots) ponder, "We’ll what can i expect? Why should i pay any attention?" HHH will be focussing on delivering content strictly out of the hot hatch scene across the globe. I’m not talking about your corn flakes news coverage across the industry. Simply put, it’s not all that exciting and to tell the truth, there is an internet bursting at the seams with great automotive blogs and sites already doing just that. Our focus will be to deliver fresh content directly from the bowels of the online hot hatch movement. We’ll be sniffing around many a hot hatch related community forum and delivering the gory details on today’s mighty hatches from actual owner’s with real experiences. If you have the necessary dancing skills, passion for hotties and a propensity for pontificating on all HOT subject matter then why not drop me a line and get involved writing some amazing content. |
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