autoevolution 19 Feb 2021, 21:48 UTC ·
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The MINI John Cooper Works GP is one of the craziest small cars of all time, right up there with the Toyota GR Yaris. Can you believe that BMW stuck an engine with Golf R levels of power in a little shoebox? Today, we re going to find out if big power translates into big acceleration by watching a drag race against the Renault Megane RS Trophy R. 11 photos
Hot hatchbacks are slowly going extinct as European compacts are migrating to electric platforms. Renault has already shown the next-gen Megane as an all-electric crossover, so we may never have another Trophy R.