Reduced BMW / MINI Availability?
From Wards Auto: Weak Dollar Limits BMW NA Options: The continuing weak relationship of the U.S. dollar to the euro is adversely impacting importer BMW of North America LLC’s margins, CEO Tom...
Racing Someone Else's MINI
Today’s a good day to write for MotoringFile. In a few hours I’ll be given full VIP access to the Kings Island Italian Job ride (before it official opens to the public)....
More Next Generation MINI Mock-ups
This time from Autobilde. These images look to be heavily based on the information we first revealed at MotoringFile a few months ago. Based on the information we’ve seen and reported previously,...
More Press on the Idea of a MINI SUV
Get your snappy one-liners ready, we’ve got another story on the potential of a MINI SUV. Here’s an excerpt (via Automobile.com): At the beginning of May, BMWs DesignWorks studios, the facility responsible...
Review: The Motoring Book
Why in the world would you need a book on your MINI? With MotoringFile, NAM, and MINI2 out there offering information on every facet of the MINI experience, you’d think that the...
MINI Production & Shipping Timeline
Since I’m right in the middle of the agonizing wait myself, I thought I’d share a few thoughts on the ordering and production process and give you a taste of what to...
Car & Driver Reviews the MCS Convertible
Here’s an excerpt: There is a handful of cars that look very different from anything else on the road. They attract attention mostly for their snappy styling. Volkswagen’s New Beetle comes to...
MCSa Reviewed by Evo
Here’s an excerpt: This may sound like a tautology, but if you like Minis and you like automatics then you’ll like the Mini Cooper S Auto. Let me explain. For most people,...
The 2005 Tail of the Dragon Experience
The uber MINI event that is the Tail of the Dragon has officially ended for 2005. For those curious about the event and what it’s actually like to attend, here’s an account...
MINI Robots Hit US Dealerships
(This will be old news to most MotoringFile readers) From MINIUSA Press: It’s a close encounter of another auto kind. The mysterious eyewitness sightings of humanoid robots built from MINI Cooper parts...