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.
MTTS is underway with the first weekend in Atlanta, GA behind us. When done the bi-annual event will travel across the US visiting 14 cities over 15 days with thousands of MINIs....
Head of Design Anders Warming has left MINI. Anders took over from Gert Hildebrand (who led MINI Design from 2001 to 2011) with enormous enthusiasm and a new direction best seen in...
Official release: MINI ALL4 Racing cars are set to compete for the first time at the Silk Way Rally. The Silk Way Rally takes place across some of the most spectacular landscape...
MotoringFile has been a part of every MTTS since the beginning and 2016 will be no different. Between a couple of us we’ll be covering MTTS from Michigan to Palm Springs. We’ll...
Official news: Auto Express magazine has awarded MINI two sought-after honours at the publication’s annual New Car Awards. MINI Hatch was awarded ‘Best Premium Small Car’ for the third consecutive year, retaining...
The Smoking Tire (aka Matt Farah) spent some time in a F55 JCW Carbon Edition recently and came away with some mixed feelings. The issues he seems to have with it are...
The demand for large cars over smaller fuel efficient ones continues to have a major impact on MINI sales. It’s both evident in sales being down but the Countryman six years deep...
Last week we gave you an inside look at the 2017 MINI Countryman and it’s plugin hybrid variant. This week we’re showing you a bit more with our first look at the...
The MINI Vision Next 100 is MINI’s most futuristic concept perhaps ever. Because of that there’s quite a lot to understand and perhaps a bit to explain. To help with this Anders...
The brexit votes have been tallied and the UK is officially leaving the EU. The implication are enormous throughout the world but at MF our immediate questions turn to MINI. While BMW...
