BMW Designworks Espresso Machine
And now for something completely different that’s perhaps perfect reading with your Sunday morning cup of coffee. One of the cooler corners of the BMW Group is Designworks – a small independently...
MINI USA Configurator Delayed
Updated #2: It’s now online. Update: looks like the MINI USA online vehicle configurator has been delayed until next week. Until then, there’s always this configurator to play with.
MINI Wins Two More Kelly Bluebook Awards
Official MINI USA Press Release: MINI took home two honors in Kelley Blue Book’s “2008 Best Resale Value Awards”. MINI was awarded a top spot with “Best Resale Value” in the Convertible...
MINI’s Official License Plate PDC Retrofit
Let’s say you missed the boat on ordering park distance control or bought your MINI used without it and suddenly realize it’s a must have. While it can be retro-fitted, it’s not...
Factory JCW Kit Debut Timeline
In between US Clubman and 1 Series debuts at the LA Autoshow, we managed to get some further inside info on the new factory JCW MINI. We know the car will make...
Video Friday: Record Breaking on the ‘Ring
This one came into the MF mailbox this week and hit most of the automotive web last week. And since we know MotringFile readers seem to love the Nurburgring, it seemed appropriate...
MINI USA Officially Prices the Clubman
Today is the day all you US Clubman fans have been waiting for, official pricing for the US market is in. Actually it was in awhile ago, we were just trying to...
BMW USA Officially Prices the 1 Series
BMW USA has officially priced the 1 series and as we expected, the base 135i will come in right around $35k. Here’s are the details: – 128i: $29,375 – 135i: $35,600 >The...
Safety in the Eyes of the Insurance Industry
The IIHS has a fascinating bit of info we stumbled on recently comparing insurance losses for all different cars as tracked. Check it out below: [ Insurance losses: Two-door models ] IISH.org...
Ask MF: R53 JCW Spark Plug Bulletin
Todd talked about this during Woofcast #186 and we have been getting more than a few emails asking about it. For those of you R53 owners with the JCW kit, you may...