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.
We don’t advocate summer tires in cold conditions. We never have and we never will. However through a series of unfortunate events our F56 Cooper S a few years ago ended up...
In 1966 Beatle’s manager Brian Epstein give Ringo Starr the car of the moment. In fact all of the Beatles had them in various flavors. But carrying a set of drums in...
MINI will be bringing its recent MINI Electric concept to the LA Auto Show late this month along side it’s full suite of products. Not making the trip across the Atlantic is...
According to super-sleuth Georg Kacher (who usually gets things mostly correct) the BMW board approved the MINI Superleggera for production in 2018 three years ago. However instead of celebrating the impending release...
MINI reliability has been uneven over the years. The original R50 generation (2001 – 2007) had issues ranging from premature rust under the door sills to transmission failures. While MINI improved the...
MINI USA sales continued their downward trend in October with sales decreasing 7% from the same month a year ago. In total MINI USA reported 3,669 vehicles sold last month. Year-to-date, MINI...
MINI USA is debuting it retro looking Ice Blue Edition at SEMA this week and is dropping some photography to give us a great look at this Gulf livery throwback. The color...
MINI USA has taken the wraps off of a brand new JCW tuning kit for the Countryman and Clubman that bridges the gap between the standard Cooper S and the full on...
The upcoming Ice Blue edition from MINI USA got us thinking about the first special edition car MINI USA ever created – the MC40. When introduced at the Chicago Autoshow in 2004...
Yesterday BMW took the wraps off of the first ever BMW X2. Based on the same platform as the Clubman and Countryman, the X2 is a four door “coupe” crossover that similar...
