A Definite start for Australian release in 2010, are 10 examples of the John Cooper Works World Championship 50 (or JCW WC50) Mini. Just 250 examples of the piping-hot limited-edition Mini will be made globally, to celebrate John Cooper’s Formula One world championship in 1959.

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BMW-owned British brand Mini will launch a JCW version of the Mini Cabrio in late 2009. Priced from $56,990, and powered by a 155kW iteration of the BMW Group’s 1.6-litre twin-scroll turbo four. The JCW Cabrio comes as standard with a six-speed manual transmission with a claimed 0-100km/h sprint in 6.9 seconds.

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Mini's green machine will undercut the price of small hybrids when it goes on sale. Powered by a direct-injection 80kW/240Nm 1.6-litre turbo-diesel engine, BMW claims the Cooper D is Australia’s cleanest car, with CO2 emissions of 104g/km. It will also be the first non-hybrid with idle-stop engine technology.

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Billed as the most powerful production Mini ever built, the latest John Cooper Works (JCW) version of the iconic Cooper S will be priced from $48,800. Featuring a 155kW iteration of the BMW Group’s 1.6-litre twin-scroll turbo four, the JCW Cooper will be available in both hatchback and Clubman wagon guise.

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BMW's second-generation Mini Cooper and Cooper S three-door hatches will be revealed at the Melbourne International Motor Show in March, following a Paris show global debut. They feature longer new exteriors and more powerful new 1.6-litre four-cylinder naturally-aspirated and turbo engines.

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