Details on the Canadian MCS Special Editions

This news comes from a Canadian reader:

I was just at a Canadian Mini dealership today, looking to see what they had to close out the model run. I read here a while ago that there would be a Canadian Special edition since we aren’t getting the GP… and there will be! 2 of them in fact, for the S alone.

The big special edition car is called the JCW Competition Package, and there will be 64 cars coming to Canada. They are only available in Astro Black/Black, Hyper Blue/Black and Chili Red/White. The lesser special edition cars are called the Rallye Package, and are available in Astro Black, Hyper Blue, Chili Red and Dark Grey with body colour, white or black roof/mirror combinations. I am not sure how many of these cars will be coming, but it is a few more than the JCW competition. Full info on these models is as follows:

JCW Competition Package:

RE33 Mini Cooper S with 6-speed manual transmission – $30,600

ZA2 JCW Competition Package – $9,300

includes:

• 210 DSC III
• 2RE 17″ Web Spoke 2 piece alloy wheels style 98
• 2TA Limited Slip Differential
• 3AL John Cooper Works kit
• 4AA Anthracite Roofliner
• 5AA Rear Foglight
• 520 Front Foglights
• ZA4 Aerodynamics Package
• ZA5 John Cooper Works Sport Suspension Kit
• ZA6 John Cooper Works Leather/Alcantara Steering Wheel
• ZA7 John Cooper Works Alcantara shift Knob
• ZA8 John Cooper Works Alcantara shift Grip
• ZA9 John Cooper Works Alcantara break lever boot
• ZB4 John Cooper Works Alcantara Brake Lever Boot

• ZB5 John Cooper Works Door Sills

• ZA3 Premium Package (only with JCW Competition Package, New) – $2,990 includes:

• 345 Chrome Line interior
• 313 Exterior Mirror package (includes power folding mirrors)
• 403 Glass Sunroof
• 431 Auto Dimming Mirror, Int
• 494 Heated Front Seats
• 521 Rain Sensor with Auto Headlamps
• 550 On Board Computer
• 674 Harmon/Kardon Sound System

Optional Equipment

• CODE Metallic Paint – (only Chili Red, Hyper Blue or Astro Black) – No Charge
• S4PN Silver Space Cloth – No Charge
• K7PN Panther Black Leatherette – No Charge
• 382 White Roof and Mirror Caps (only with Chili Red) – No Charge
• 383 Black Roof and Mirror Caps (only with Hyper Blue) – No Charge
• 429 Anthracite High-Gloss Trim – No Charge

Rallye Package:

RE33 Mini Cooper S with 6-speed manual transmission – $30,600

ZCN Rallye Package – $3,500

includes:

• 210 DSC III
• 2RH 17″ Flame Spoke Wheels
• 313 Exterior Mirror package (includes power folding mirrors)
• 345 Chrome Line interior
• 403 Glass Sunroof
• 431 Auto Dimming Mirror, Int
• 494 Heated Front Seats
• 4AA Anthracite Roofliner
• 520 Front Foglights
• 521 Rain Sensor with Auto Headlamps
• 5AA Rear Foglight
• 674 Harmon/Kardon Sound System
• ZCP Cockpit Chrono Package – $450
• 550 On Board Computer
• ZPA Automatic Transmission with Steptronic – $1,290

Optional Equipment:

• CODE Metallic Paint (Dark Grey, Hyper Blue, Chili Red, Astro Black)
• CODE Space Cloth – No Charge
• CODE Leatherette – No Charge
• CODE English Leather w. Lumbar Support – $2,200
• 382 White Roof and Mirror Caps – No charge
• 383 Black Roof and Mirror Caps (only with Hyper Blue) – No Charge
• 429 Anthracite High-Gloss Trim – No Charge
• 586 17″ S-Spoke Alloy Wheels – Style 85 w. all season run-flat tires (replaces
• 2RH) – No Charge

I hope this info is useful to your Canadian readers… they had better act fast, most of the JCW competition cars are likely already spoken for, and they are a pretty good deal for the equipment they have (the JCW/Sports Package alone normally costs almost $8,000, and having the aerodynamic package installed normally costs another $4,000 minimum… add the specially tuned suspension and alcantara special bits, and watch out!). The Ralleye package is also a pretty good deal, as it includes about $4700 worth of package options for $3500. The added bonus to both cars is that they come with 3 years/60,000 km of no-scheduled maintenance. Not a huge bonus, but hey, they are already good cars!

The other news is that Mini Canada has confirmed that they are going to be ramping down production and giving each dealership far fewer cars than are being asked for, which is likely an attempt to keep the market from being glutted with old minis.