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.
The R56 Prince engines have had some issues. One of those is at the center of the MINI Oil Filter Housing Lawsuit. This issue (and subsequent lawsuit) relate to specific defects in...
Autocar has a pretty interesting interview with MINI UK director Chris Brownridge detailing MINI’s struggles and successes over the years. The key take away is that the brand has matured in its...
When we last left the MINI Countryman we were heading back from Oregon’s Mt. Hood where we drove through epic snow through unforgettable scenery. Five months later we’re putting the F60 MINI...
With MINI still two years away from releasing it all electric car, BMW has revised the 2018 BMW i3 and added a bit of sport in the process with the i3s. To...
John Cooper is the father of much of what we love about MINIs. He’s the man who almost literally invented the idea of taking small cars, tuning them up to 11 and...
August was a record month for MINI sales with 22,736 cars delivered to customers around the world, an increase of 0.7% compared with the same month last year. In the first eight...
Today’s the day that MINI is taking the wraps off of the JCW GP Concept and the MINI Electric concept in Frankfurt. We’ve spoken in detail about both concepts and how they...
We’ve seen a few videos of the new JCW GP Concept but nothing quite like this. It’s a high-energy manifesto for the JCW brand and the new concept. The GP Concept is...
The MINI Electric concept was previewed last week in heavily rendered imagery that, while promising left a little realism behind. Today we get that back with the first video of the new...
MINI is prepping for its largest auto show presence in at least a decade with two concepts: the MINI JCW GP and MINI Electric. We’ve seen hem in official images and videos...
