▁Black ▁interior ▁with ▁red ▁kne e - roll s , ▁arm rest s ▁and ▁red ▁st itch ing ▁on ▁the ▁floor ▁m ats , ▁g ear shift ▁& ▁hand bra ke ▁g ait ers ). ▁The ▁John ▁Cooper ▁signature ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁" John " ▁Michael ▁Cooper . ▁ ▁The ▁car ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁M ini ▁United ▁Festival ▁in ▁Silver stone . ▁ ▁M ini ▁John ▁Cooper ▁Works ▁GP ▁( 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 4 ) ▁ ▁The ▁M ini ▁John ▁Cooper ▁Works ▁GP ▁is ▁a ▁limited - ed ition ▁model ▁run ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁units . ▁The ▁GP ▁is ▁a ▁fast ▁road ▁and ▁track ▁focused ▁performance ▁edition , ▁and ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁before ▁the ▁new ▁M ini ▁variant ▁arriv es . ▁ ▁The ▁GP ▁features ▁additional ▁performance , ▁with ▁ ▁at ▁ 6 0 0 0 ▁r pm ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁tor que ▁at ▁ 2 0 0 0 - 5 1 0 0 ▁r pm ▁from ▁a ▁larger ▁tur bo ▁and ▁engine ▁intern als , ▁larger ▁front ▁bra kes ▁with ▁ 6 - pot ▁cal ip ers ▁developed ▁by ▁B rem bo , ▁co il over ▁susp ension ▁developed ▁by ▁M ini ▁and ▁Bil stein , ▁light weight ▁ 1 7 " ▁x ▁ 7 . 5 " ▁whe els , ▁semi - s lick ▁ty res ▁developed ▁by ▁K um ho ▁specifically ▁for ▁the ▁GP , ▁rear ▁diff user ▁and ▁carbon ▁ke v lar ▁flat ▁under