Circuit Paul Ricard

Accelerating to 333 km/h (207 mph) in just 4.8 seconds is one thing. Doing it on a pushbike with no fairings or disc brakes is another entirely. Frenchman Francoise Gissy now has his heart set on 400 km/h on a bike he calls "Spine Crusher."

The MINI John Cooper Works GP will be the fastest MINI ever, capable of lapping the Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit in 8 min. 23 seconds, 19 seconds faster than its predecessor, the MINI Cooper S with John Cooper Works GP Kit