MotoringFile’s MINI Podcast: Patrick McKenna MINI USA Head of Product
Welcome to MotoringFile’s MINI Podcast A few weeks back I sat down with Department Head or Marketing, Product, Events and Strategy MINI USA to...
MINI UK Announces Shadow Edition Countryman & Clubman
MINI UK has annoucned a Shadow Edition Countryman & Clubman for the UK market. The special edition is 100% cosmetic but what it lacks...
Full Story: MINI USA’s Quest For a MINI Diesel in the US & Why it Failed
For years we at MotoringFile wrote about the rumors of MINI USA’s desire to bring the incredibly frugal MINI diesel to the US market....
The Long History Of MINIs And Christmas Trees
The following is a official press release from MINI is about putting a Christmas tree on a roof. Yeah that’s pretty much it. But...
612 HP Showdown – The JCW Countryman vs the JCW Clubman
These two are variations on a theme. 306 hp four door performance MINIs with all wheel drive and highly effective 8 speed automatics. Yet...
World Premier: MINI Countryman Boardwalk Edition
The first special edition F60 Countryman is here and it’s a familiar one. The MINI Countryman Boardwalk Edition follows on where the Convertible Boardwalk...
The Ultimate Off-Road MINI Is Here: The X-Raid Countryman
The Dakar rally team X-raid knows MINIs. They’ve won the five times with them over the past eight years and have a history of...
MINI USA Launches the Value Priced MINI Countryman Oxford Edition
Today MINI USA is confirming what we reported last spring; the value priced Oxford Edition is coming to the Countryman. The MINI Oxford Edition...
What Should Our Next MINI Be?
We’ve had an incredible 11 months in our 2020 JCW Clubman but it’s time for a change. As we have every year over the...
Could an all Electric Countryman Be Coming?
BMW has announced its intention to build several all-electric models based off of current or upcoming cars. Notably in the list is the BMW...