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Aug 10, 2010 | MINI INVASION - Sunday August 29th! First 100 teams to register are free!

Sunday August 29th 2010 starting at 1PM!

Are you ready for the largest gathering of MINIs Toronto has ever seen? Join MINI Downtown at the MINI Invasion on Sunday August 29th! Hurry and register your MINI at www.miniinvasion.ca, the first 100 teams to register are free! It will be a jam-packed day starting with the biggest rally ever with a MINI twist and over 15 challenges across the GTA.

Followed by an amazing after party at Sound Academy at Polson Pier where the highly anticipated MINI Countryman will be unveiled along with a massive BBQ, games and live concert featuring The English Beat.

For all the event details and to register your MINI, please visit www.miniinvasion.ca. We’ll see you and your MINI there!

Aug 3, 2010 | MINI Downtown's Response to the Nation Wide BE MINI Design Contest

Our MINI Challenge Cooper S

Last summer, MINI celebrated its 50th anniversary, and GTA retailers joined the celebration with a competition. Every retailer created their very own MINI, showcasing their interpretation of the 50th anniversary. Thanks to the resounding success of last year’s event, MINI Design challenge is back.

MINI Downtown has equipped a 2010 MINI Cooper S with a load of modifications that enhance its exciting design, while at the same time tuning its performance. Our car started off with the Sport, Style, Convenience, and Comfort Packages, as well as the Limited Slip Differential, all loaded from the factory. We added the JCW Aerodynamics Kit for a more aggressive look, and also vinyl wrapped the car in Blue with Orange highlights. To finish off the exterior, MINI Ray mirror caps and side scuttles were fitted, as well as a handful of carbon accessories, including door handles, a rear wing, rear tunnels, and front splitters. Inside, the Cooper S was fitted with shift indicator lights, as well as an Alcantara steering wheel, e-brake, and shifter knob. Clearly, our MINI Cooper S is a stunner. But it doesn’t end in design.

We wanted to make sure our Cooper S drives as brilliantly as it looks. So we equipped it with a JCW sport suspension, and the JCW exhaust.

MINI Canada is holding a competition between GTA retailers on the 29th of August, so don’t forget to check our website at the end of the month for the results.

Jul 22, 2010 | Canadian Driver: 2010 MINI Cooper S 50 Mayfair

Special Edition made in honour of MINI's 50th birthday.

"Those other vehicles aren’t MINIs, and that’s what this car is all about: it appeals to a select group of drivers who pay what it costs, because it is what it is. And for this year, and this year only, a very special Mini pays tribute to drivers who, over the last half-century, also wouldn’t settle for anything less.”

- Jil McIntosh, Canadian Driver. July 21, 2010

Jil McIntosh of the Canadian Driver recently reviewed MINI Cooper S 50 Mayfair, a special edition made in honour of MINI's 50th birthday.

She starts off by describing the additional features the Mayfair 50 model brings to the ordinary MINI Cooper, like the Toffy Lounge leather and trim, 17-inch alloy wheels, heated sport seats, sunroof, Bluetooth, USB, the Mayfair 50 badges, and more.

McIntosh admits that the MINI isn’t an inexpensive vehicle, but also points out that “nothing else on the road looks or drives like it, and that’s its appeal to fans, who buy it not for its practicality or perceived value, but because they simply want one.”

And further focusing on the sporty driving of the MINI, she says “little else on the automotive scene tackles curves and corners quite the way the Mini does… The Mini’s quick steering immediately sends the front end in the direction you’ve indicated, and the steering wheel communicates everything the tires are feeling.” McIntosh also loved the MINI’s “row-your-own” (manual) transmission, describing it as a slick system, with a pleasantly notchy shifter, nicely-weighted clutch pedal and big chrome shifter ball, which add to the fun of driving “the little car.”

In the end, she concludes that although the MINI isn’t inexpensive – and that a buyer can get cars that are larger or may have a few more standard features – none of the competing choices are MINIs. “On the other hand, those other vehicles aren’t MINIs, and that’s what this car is all about: it appeals to a select group of drivers who pay what it costs, because it is what it is. And for this year, and this year only, a very special Mini pays tribute to drivers who, over the last half-century, also wouldn’t settle for anything less.”

Click here to read the full review.

Jul 19, 2010 | Wanna Play?

MINI Downtown goes "All-Inclusive"

Until August 3rd, visit MINI Downtown and test drive a new MINI to enter for a chance to win an all-inclusive vacation to the Caribbean. That’s right, we said it - All-Inclusive vacation! And it gets better...If you purchase and take delivery of your NEW MINI between July 17th and August 3rd you will receive a free 3 year (70,000km) MINI Downtown Service Inclusive Plan. This includes 2 oil changes with CBS Monitor Reset, 1 cabin filter change and 1 brake fluid flush. That’s 3 years of all-inclusive driving!

May 14, 2010 | MINI Downtown's May Madness Sale

MINI NEXT Certified Pre-Owned Clearance

For the month of May, MINI Downtown is having our May Madness Sale! Get unbelievable savings on all our MINI Next Certified Pre-Owned MINIs! Visit or call us today for a complete list of our MINI Next inventory and get yourself one step closer to owning your very own MINI.

Apr 16, 2010 | The MINI Coupe Concept

Concentrated Driving Pleasure

There was the Cooper hatch...then came the Cooper convertible...then came the Cooper Clubman...but why stop there? Take a look at the new MINI Coupe Concept Car - the Cooper and Clubman's sportier sibling. Compact dimensions, perfect axle load distribution and a low centre of gravity offer ideal conditions for enhancing the agility typical of MINI to a level never seen before.

Apr 15, 2010 | MINI Downtown's New Home

Featured Article in The Toronto Star By: Christopher Hume

Just opened barely a week and MINI Downtown was featured in an article written by Christopher Hume in The Toronto Star titled: "MINI Dealership Designed for Maximum Effect: Building at long-neglected east-end corner fulfills its urban duties with aplomb." To read full article, please click here. Thank you to our designers at RAW Design and Christopher Hume for a great article.

Mar 30, 2010 | MINI Downtown Grand Opening

Opening our doors April 1st!

Located right across the street from BMW Toronto, the new MINI DOWNTOWN is a state of the art 21,000 square foot stand alone MINI Dealership. Starting April 1st, the wait is over and we are finally open for business. The NEW MINI DOWNTOWN will finally allow our dedicated MINI customers to have access to new and pre-owned MINI Sales, Service and Parts all under one roof. So come out and visit your new MINI dealership today!

Mar 30, 2010 | MINI COUNTRYMAN

Looking for a getaway?

More acutely angled than on previous models, the headlights of the MINI Countryman combined with the powerful-looking front grilles creates a commanding front-on look. The optional ALL 4-wheel drive ensures that the MINI Countryman is the master of even the most critical situation - whatever the conditions, whatever the surface...COMING SOON!