Car Magazine Reports on the MINI Crossover

The MINI crossover code-named R60 and often referred to (internally) as the Colorado get a bit of an expose this month at Car Magazine. According to Car the all-wheel drive system was...

Clubman’s Rear Trim Easy to Mod?

Recently I got some quiet time with the new MINI Clubman and immediately started studying some of the more interesting aspects of the vehicle. The first thing I spent time on was...

Worldwide MINI Sales up 13% for January

Official MINI Press Release: The MINI brand was able to increase its sales volume in January by 13.3% to 15,432 automobiles (prev.yr.: 13,618). The level of equipment provided and the product mix...

MINI USA Adding More Dealers

One of the newest is Sharpe Collection in Grand Rapids, Michigan. >Just five years after landing in the U.S., the British-made Mini Cooper will have a home base in West Michigan. >By...

The MINI Clubman Lands in the US

Across the US readers are reporting the Clubman has landed. While each US dealership was specifically told by MINI USA to keep the cars out of sight and away until the official...

2008 Chicago Auto Show Gallery

Some great cars, interesting debuts and about a foot of snow. The 2008 Chicago Auto Show had it all this year. If your only interested in MINIs, you’ll want to skip into...

MF Exclusive: Factory JCW MINI In Detail

MF Exclusive: A few months ago we broke the news on a few of the upgrades expected on the new factory John Cooper Works MINI and some of the general performance figures....

Introducing BimmerFile

Today is the launch of BimmerFile.com – the BMW equivilant to MotoringFile. BimmerFile’s goal is to bring you interesting BMW news, links and reviews much like MotoringFile has done for the MINI...

Upcoming Stories on MotoringFile

We’ve got a few big stories coming in the next week or two on MF we thought you might want to know about. Some of these have been in the works for...

Is Hatchback a Dirty Word?

At least that is the question Wired is asking. >The hatchback body style has never really flown with American car-shoppers. Oh, sure, there have always been low-buck liftbacks for “entry level” buyers...