--- title: "Wait! That’s not a truck: 2022 Mini Cooper JCW video review" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2021/10/2022-mini-cooper-jcw/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Erica Mueller" published: "2021-10-03T14:48:38+00:00" modified: "2026-01-28T18:00:31+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2022-Mini-Cooper-JCW.jpg" --- # Wait! That’s not a truck: 2022 Mini Cooper JCW video review By Erica Mueller Published: 2021-10-03T14:48:38+00:00 Updated: 2026-01-28T18:00:31+00:00 ![Featured image]() Be honest now. Every time you see a Mini Cooper on the highway you love it, don’t you? There’s just something so unique and fun about these little cars and the 2-door 2022 Mini Cooper JCW (John Cooper Works) is a little extra special with its dark metallic green paint and red racing stripes, roof and mirror caps. In [this video](), Publisher Tim Esterdahl reviews the 2022 Mini Cooper JCW with a two-door hardtop and a 6-speed manual mated to a turbo 4-cylinder engine. The Mini Cooper JCW is small, oddly styled for a typical U.S. vehicle and Esterdahl says it’s fun as heck to drive. ### Wait. That’s not a truck! This may be a truck and SUV outlet, but every once in a while we get to drive something completely different and for Esterdahl, this week it’s the Mini Cooper. So, let’s see what a truck guy has to say about this little compact car. First off, it’s stinking cool. Check out that on/off switch on the center console. Second: it’s a manual with lots of get-up-and-go. Being small, it corners well, and while the interior is a little tight, the quirky features like the circular door handles and infotainment screen make up for it. The 2022 Mini Cooper JCW comes with a dual moonroof, a premium Harmon Kardon sound system, dual exhaust and, my favorite, which Esterdahl totally forgot to point out, Union Jack taillights. ### The 2022 Mini Cooper JCW is miniature As its name suggests, this is a small car. Like really small. It would be ideal for a single person or a couple who doesn’t have kids. It does have a backseat, but Esterdahl said his 9-year-old found it to be a little tight. There’s also not a lot of storage space behind the back seat unless you put those seats down. While a lot of small cars feel really cramped and tiny, the visibility in the Mini Cooper is better than you’d expect thanks to large windows and small A-pillars. It’s also fairly quiet with the hardtop. What do you think? If you didn’t have kids would the 2022 Mini Cooper JCW be something you’d consider? Be sure to [watch the video]() for more fun features and Esterdahl’s notes about fuel economy and more. 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