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Old Sep 10, 2024 | 05:34 PM
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Smile First time Mini Cooper owner - car on order!

Hi everyone. I've been lurking around the forums for the last few weeks and figured I'd introduce myself. I've got my very first Mini on order, a 2025 Cooper S four (five?) door. Sadly, it's going to be several more weeks before it enters production, and then a while after that before I get it. I'm hoping before the end of November. Attached is a picture of what it's supposed to look like. I'm super excited for it to get here!


 
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Old Sep 11, 2024 | 07:23 AM
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Old Sep 13, 2024 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by optimusoctopus
Hi everyone. I've been lurking around the forums for the last few weeks and figured I'd introduce myself. I've got my very first Mini on order, a 2025 Cooper S four (five?) door. Sadly, it's going to be several more weeks before it enters production, and then a while after that before I get it. I'm hoping before the end of November. Attached is a picture of what it's supposed to look like. I'm super excited for it to get here!

Are there different S models? Your front end looks cooler than my 2025 S!
 
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Old Sep 13, 2024 | 01:21 PM
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Are there different S models? Your front end looks cooler than my 2025 S!
Mine is a four-door with the "John Cooper Works Style" applied. My understanding, and I might be wrong as this is(will be) my first mini, is that the JCW style adds the JCW cosmetic items (different front bumper, different rear wing, different interior, and (most importantly) steering wheel paddle shifters (this is why I got this style). It doesn't change anything from a performance perspective. This style is only available on the four-door, presumably full JCW will be available as a two-door.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2024 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by optimusoctopus
Mine is a four-door with the "John Cooper Works Style" applied. My understanding, and I might be wrong as this is(will be) my first mini, is that the JCW style adds the JCW cosmetic items (different front bumper, different rear wing, different interior, and (most importantly) steering wheel paddle shifters (this is why I got this style). It doesn't change anything from a performance perspective. This style is only available on the four-door, presumably full JCW will be available as a two-door.
Ah, that makes sense. I see a swap happening in my future!
 
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Old Sep 15, 2024 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by optimusoctopus
Mine is a four-door with the "John Cooper Works Style" applied. My understanding, and I might be wrong as this is(will be) my first mini, is that the JCW style adds the JCW cosmetic items (different front bumper, different rear wing, different interior, and (most importantly) steering wheel paddle shifters (this is why I got this style). It doesn't change anything from a performance perspective. This style is only available on the four-door, presumably full JCW will be available as a two-door.

There is one potential change to performance with this package - the JCW style package includes standard Dynamic Damper Control, the amplitude reactive shocks. I drove a Mini back to back with that package and didn't feel that significant of a difference, but they both had different tires, so it was hard to differentiate the effect of the dampers versus the tires.

 
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Old Sep 15, 2024 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveInBK
There is one potential change to performance with this package - the JCW style package includes standard Dynamic Damper Control, the amplitude reactive shocks. I drove a Mini back to back with that package and didn't feel that significant of a difference, but they both had different tires, so it was hard to differentiate the effect of the dampers versus the tires.
I asked my sales person about this and he said the same thing, he had a hard time noticing the difference. I'm glad they're included, but wouldn't have minded if they weren't.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2024 | 04:23 PM
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I can say that the DDC is worth it if you regularly drive on crappy patched up streets.
 
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My wife ordered hers in mid July and she picked it up today. She got the 4 door Iconic and sadly it looks like they deleted home lnik on the 2025 models. Do you know anything about that?
 
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Old Sep 20, 2024 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by RonzMini
My wife ordered hers in mid July and she picked it up today. She got the 4 door Iconic and sadly it looks like they deleted home lnik on the 2025 models. Do you know anything about that?
They did. It’s not supported any longer, which is a bummer.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2025 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by RonzMini
My wife ordered hers in mid July and she picked it up today. She got the 4 door Iconic and sadly it looks like they deleted home lnik on the 2025 models. Do you know anything about that?
Get the attachment that uses your phone app, so much better than Homelink. I can check my door whenever I want, open it from anywhere.
 
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