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.
After 23,000 miles and over a year our time with our JCW Clubman test car we’re moving on to something even bigger – the MINI Countryman. But how do you spec a...
Official Release: Worldwide BMW Sales are on a record page for 2018 with more than a million customers worldwide taking delivery of their new BMW, MINI or Rolls-Royce vehicle in 2018 (1,003,573...
Official Release: MINI USA is pleased the 2019 MINI Hardtop 2 Door has earned a 2018 TOP SAFETY PICK award by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The MINI Hardtop earns...
Our 2017 MINI JCW Clubman is now over 23,000 miles (about 20k on our watch) and it has proven to be the best engineered and built MINI we’ve ever had. Let’s pause...
The 2019 MINI Clubman LCI is undergoing final testing for a market launch this November. Autocar has the first photos of the update and as we expected it’s subtle. The changes will...
MINI USA sales are stabilizing in recent months on the back of the all conquering Countryman. For May, MINI USA reported 4,226 vehicles sold, an increase of 4.0 percent from the 4,063...
This is new that could have a major impact on the cars we love. For decades the economic policy in the US has been to keep import tariffs low in support of...
BMW is officially launching the long awaited BMW Wireless Charging system which has the possibility of dramatically increasing the ease of at home charging. The system is intended to be compatible with...
Almost ten years ago MINI introduced what was at the time the ultimate JCW at MINI United at Silverstone – the MINI JCW WC50. Short for World Championship 50, the car was...
The Royal Wedding MINI was created by MINI Design as a gorgeous one-off special edition Cooper S to celebrate the recent British royal wedding. This video gives us an inside look at...
