MotoringFile was born out of a love for all things MINI. Technically started in January 2003 with our first post announcing that MINI had just won car of the year. But in reality it started way before. I grew up with a love for all things automotive. That fascination was particularly influenced by my dad’s BMW 2002tii and my love for all things British.
If you’ve been following comments on MotoringFile recently you’ll now there’s been some great discussion about the 2023 4th Generation MINI. The original intent was for BMW to replace the current F56...
Every year BMWNA publishes it’s best BMW dealerships based on its Center of Excellence awards. While this focuses on BMW, many that made the list this year also have MINI stores just...
In what can be classified as an ironic development, new European environmental regulations are set to kill small cars as we know them. In the coming years small cars with internal combustion...
Today we’re looking back at the car that almost was – the MINI Superleggera Concept. Reportedly approved and then ultimately cancelled, the Superleggera succeeded in ushering in a new era of design...
Worldwide MINI sales were slightly lower in February than the same month last year, with 23,068 (-1.1%) delivered in the month. Year to date, 43,644 (-1.4%) MINI brand vehicles have been delivered...
For years we’ve been estimating and guessing what the electric MINI Cooper SE range and charging time will be (among other facts). Today we’re starting to officially get those numbers from MINI....
Update: Autocar seems to have gotten the range estimate wrong in their initial story. Given that the 94 Ah battery in the i3 does around 120 miles on a charge you can...
MINI has been busy. While sales are down, the brand has been not only working on future product but trying to better understand the future of the industry. Or more specifically millennial...
MINI currently makes the most trouble free small sporty car, ranks highest in class in sales satisfaction and is the 4th highest quality brand sold in America. Put another way, MINI in...
MINI USA sales are continued their downward trend for February with a decrease of 12.6% compared to the same month last year. In raw numbers that means 2,679 vehicles sold compared to...
