MINI’s return to rally racing in the United States moves from story to stage this weekend. MINI USA and LAP Motorsports begin their 2026 American Rally Association campaign at Michigan’s Sno*Drift Rally,...
Happy New Year, White Roof – the first and longest-running MINI podcast in the world. Gabe and I recap the last couple of months of MINI news and look ahead into 2026....
When was the last time a MINI concept made automotive obsessives actually gasp? For most of us, that moment came when the MINI JCW x Deus Ex Machina concept was revealed in Europe, a...
It’s official – MINI is back in rally. For months we’ve been circling this story, first when we broke the news last fall that MINI was “rally curious”, and then again just...
For decades, MINI JCW meant something very specific. Loud, stiff, a little unruly, and unapologetically focused on performance and feel over comfort. A MINI JCW was never meant to be the best...
Let’s start with what makes this special edition special. The Shadow Edition pairs MINI’s 2.0-liter TwinPower Turbo diesel (148 HP and 266 ft-lb.) with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and JCW paddle...
MINI is going rally racing in the United States for 2026, carrying forward a legacy that began on European snow and mountain roads in the 1960s and helped define what the brand...
BMW’s new iDrive X system represents a fundamental rethink of in-car technology, anchored by the panoramic vision display and BMW’s next-generation operating system. We recently spent time with the system during a...
MINI may be heading into a new era, but in Latin America, it is already off to the races. According to BMW Group’s 2025 regional sales report, MINI delivered 7,587 vehicles across...
There’s a unique thrill when your MINI arrives at the dealer looking and driving exactly how you envisioned it: aggressive stance, performance parts fitted, and rally-inspired wheels turning heads from the first...
On paper, 2025 should feel like a win for MINI in the U.S. Sales rose 9.3 percent year over year. The brand quietly delivered its one millionth car since BMW brought MINI...
In the long and occasionally strange history of modern MINI, there are a few fascinating what-if stories. One of the most intriguing is the Alpina MINI project. It is a car that...
If you are shopping for a new 2026 MINI Cooper in the United States, this is the point in the product cycle where things get interesting. The big design and technology changes...
At CES 2026, the conversation around the future of the car shifted in a meaningful way. It was no longer about horsepower, range, or even design. It was about software. Not digital...
The electric MINI Cooper has been named Best in Class for Safest City and Supermini by Euro NCAP thanks to impressive safety results from recent testing. What did it do to get the award and just how...
Over the last 12 years MINI Cooper has been on a path of methodical evolution rather than reinvention. Each refresh has historically been about sharpening the edges, refining the details, and nudging...
In the continuing saga of MINI and the manual transmission, there might be a new chapter. For a brand that built its modern identity on driver engagement, the disappearance of the manual...
MINI entered 2025 facing a year of transition. A new retail model, an almost entirely refreshed lineup, and mounting pressure to prove that electrification could drive real demand rather than just headlines....
MINI finished 2025 on a positive note in the U.S., posting full-year growth despite a sharp slowdown at the end of the year. On the strength of a largely refreshed lineup, MINI USA reported...
The R56 MINI sits at a crossroads in the brand’s modern history. Today’s MINIs rank among the most reliable small cars you can buy, but the R56 arrived before the brand fully...
MINI, and BMW more broadly, have been smarter than most automakers in their expansion into electric vehicles. Yes, there have been missteps. But the key to their enviable position today is a...
As 2025 comes to a close, one thing is clear. The global MINI community is as curious, engaged, and opinionated as it has ever been. And once again, MotoringFile existed to serve...
In 2021, MINI made one of the boldest commitments of any legacy automaker, announcing it would become fully electric by 2030. Four short years later, those plans and the models that were...
Electric vehicles reveal their character not in daily commuting but on longer drives where planning, efficiency, and charging infrastructure all intersect. That is exactly why this trip mattered. The route from Chicago...
How Deus Ex Machina and MINI Produced MINI’s Most Acclaimed Concepts in Over a Decade Earlier this year MINI quietly did something it has not managed in a long time. It debuted...
Join us over the next week as we look back at some of the biggest stories of our year – starting with the past imagining the future. One of the subjects that...
For a North America based site like MotoringFile, time behind the wheel of the new J01 electric MINI Cooper has been frustratingly limited. And until recently, the electric JCW variant had remained...
With federal EV tax credits gone in the US, the electric vehicle market is entering a more uncertain and more telling phase. Incentives that once helped normalize higher EV pricing are disappearing,...
After years of waiting, MINI drivers can now access North American Charging Standard (NACS)–equipped charging stations, including Tesla Superchargers. But how does it all work? Let’s take a look. As you can...
The EU has effectively walked back its planned 2035 ban on new internal combustion engine sales, a cornerstone assumption behind MINI’s push toward an all electric lineup by 2030. With regulators now...
MINI’s interior material strategy has just received one of the highest validations possible from the industry. The brand’s knitted interior textile has been named the overall winner of the SPE Automotive Award...
Over the last few years, MINI has quietly transformed how features are delivered, activated, and paid for. What once came bundled at purchase is now increasingly handled through software, digital services, and...
MINI has begun rolling out a major software update for the electric Countryman SE that has the chance to radically change how owners charge their cars for owners in North America. Beyond...
The Improbable Story of How MINI Outlasted the Rest of the British Motoring Industry British automotive history is littered with proud names that lost their way. Some drifted until the market forgot...
