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.
Official release: The 2017 Dakar Rally (2-14th January) finally got underway with Stage 1, Asunción, the capital city of Paraguay, to Resistencia, Argentina. The 454 km route included a 39 km Special...
The BMW Museum is always seen as the must have stop for any BMW or MINI fan visiting Munich (250,000 people a year can’t be wrong). The museum is an amazing experience...
This Wednesday at 10:45 Est BMW will begin its CES presentation where it will show off its new 3D in car interface among a few other potential surprises in the area of...
The best rainy days are spent inside. And best rainy days in Munich are spent inside the BMW Museum – even for a MINI fan. But this day may count as one...
While we have a month to go in our one year test of our 2016 MINI Clubman Cooper S, the car has officially turned one year old. Part of the US market...
Long time reader Paul R. is trying to make a decision between two UKL based crossovers – the BMW X1 and the forthcoming Mini Countryman. What’s particularly interesting about these two is...
The Christmas season is upon us. The snow tires are on and eggnog latte is in the cupholder. But before we settle in to celebrate the holidays (or head out on treacherous...
BMW is pushing ahead with partners such as MobileEye and Intel into the autonomous driving field. And it’s not just the BMW brand that will benefit. The 4th generation MINI is scheduled...
Recently I had the perfect opportunity to cross-shop two of the most coveted cars on the planet…the Tesla Model S vs the MINI Convertible – in electric kid friendly form. More specifically...
Just in time for winter MINI USA has finally(1) released a MINI remote engine starter kit (REnS) for select models. The system utilizes the MINI’s existing keys and is activated by three...
