Mini Unveils Two Achingly Cool Custom Jcws In Partnership With Deus Ex Machina

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Modern Minis are known for their whimsical, light-hearted return connected a classical recipe, pinch cheeky touches for illustration toggle switches, British emblem taillights, and a retro gauge design, but nan marque conscionable dropped 2 civilization John Cooper Works models that flip that script. Built successful business pinch nan Australian tastemakers from nan Deus Ex Machina manner brand, nan 2 cars characteristic civilization widebodies, bold overgarment schemes, and interiors that are fresh for immoderate superior racing. While some Minis are JCWs, they are powered by different substance sources: one is electric and nan different is soul combustion.

Ironically, Mini says nan striking switches and accepted levers stress nan mechanical characteristic of some cockpits, but the accumulation JCWs are notably not mechanical, pinch physics parking brakes and exclusively automatic transmissions. Regardless of their comparatively clouded likeness to nan Minis that customers tin buy, these 2 concepts look wholly stunning, pinch touches of modern, brutalist, moreover steampunk motifs successful their designs. As a Mini proprietor and unapologetic Mini fan, I really dream immoderate of nan specifications connected these concepts make their measurement to accumulation aliases moreover nan aftermarket, because they're conscionable truthful cool.

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Deus' JCW Electric is called The Skeg, and it's meant to embody a clean, minimalist style that Mini says draws connected materials, technologies, and philosophies from nan world of surfing. Its civilization fiberglass elements connected nan roof, front, rear, and interior look business and abstract, and it has tile straps to tether surfboards to.

Then there's nan gas-powered one, called The Machina, which was designed pinch Mini's agelong history of motorsport successful mind. Its hood-mounted auxiliary ray pod harkens backmost to Mini's rally heritage, and nan rear diffuser, widened fenders, and Can-Am-style rear spoiler each make judge onlookers cognize it's fresh to race. The interior is stripped down to nan basics, some to prevention weight and to look mean arsenic hell.

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Deus Ex Machina was founded successful 2006, initially to waste customized motorcycle parts, but it later shape-shifted into a manner marque that is self-described arsenic "a shrine to 'run-what-you-brung' resourcefulness and street-honest business art." That nicely describes nan brand's collaboration pinch Mini, arsenic some customized JCWs tastefully merge nan chic, minimalist lines of nan F66 Mini JCW and nan J01 JCW Electric pinch an business taxable that still celebrates Mini's dedication to driving enjoyment. The 2 brands will besides motorboat a caller apparel postulation called Mini x Deus astatine nan IAA successful Munich connected September 8.

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