Mini to debut Paceman and John Cooper S at Paris Motor Show

BMW’s iconic small car manufacturer Mini will unveil the Paceman model and the John Cooper S variant of the iconic Cooper at the Paris Motor Show.  A coupe version of the Countryman, the Paceman will be available with a choice of four engines which will produce between 112bhp and 184bhp.

The engines will be mated to a six-speed manual and will be available with an optional extra of a six-speed automatic gearbox and a four-wheel drive system. The Mini Paceman will be available with two petrol engines and a pair of diesel variants from launch. Standard specification also includes lowered sports suspension.

While the Paceman has been designed for driving comfort over speed, its sportier cousin the John Cooper S has been fitted with a 218hp turbocharged engine, sports brake package and DSC stability control system.

The car has also been aerodynamically tweaked and gone through a weight loss regime giving it a top speed of around 242kmph. Visual cues to separate it from the rest of the series include different alloys, sports tyres and badges on the body. The company has said that the car was fine-tuned on the Nordschleife of the Nurburgring circuit in Germany.  The car will be produced in a limited run of 2000 models and will be on display along with rest of its Mini siblings during the motor show.