Mini gets a new flagship

When these are all fully on they tend to mollycoddle you through corners and the lack of throttle response while exiting a bend can be frustrating.

Luckily there are two further levels which will be of more appeal to the keen driver. You can opt for a ‘half-way house’ setting by pressing the DTC button, which gives a greater slip threshold before the safety systems kick in.

Alternatively, you can switch off both DTC and DSC -Êand this activates the electronic trick differential. This helps control wheel spin through bends - but crucially does not interfere with power delivery.

A wet grip exercise with everything turned off proved that that the JCW has outstanding levels of grip and control - even with DSC and DTC off.