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: Once again, several models of the British premium brand have achieved top placements in the list of “2016 Residual Value Giants” published by “Focus Online”. The result reflects the unique...
Wow did Car & Driver have a lemon of a MINI as a long termer. That was our first thought in reading the one year (and 28,000 mile) wrap up. Dissecting the...
Good news! Everyone’s favorite Youtube automotive star Chris Harris has been drafted by Top Gear to co-host a program called “Extra Gear”. Never mind that the idea of an extra year seems...
I few years ago I had fascinating opportunity to take a one on one guided tour of Bobby Rahal’s “Garage-mahal” at the Autobahn Country Club outside of Chicago with the man himself....
MINI’s upcoming plugin hybrid will use drivetrain technology taken straight from the BMW i8. That’s word from the automotive supplier GKN who’s eAxle technology has been confirmed in the upcoming MINI Countryman...
The BMW Group is celebrating the BMW brand’s 100th anniversary this week at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’esme by bringing out noteworthy concept cars from the last 20 years. For the MINI...
We told you Apple CarPlay was coming to MINIs last year. Now it’s confirmed on at least one model for parent company BMW. According to a forum post on Bimmerpost showing a...
How Much is Too Much? MINI has often told us that they won’t be players in hot-hatch power wars and will instead focus on MINI’s forte – dynamics. Yet the 350 hp...
The U.K. market launch of the Clubman All4 is here and we’ve got a full set of photos of MINI’s latest all wheel drive four door. We also thought this was a...
While sales continue to slide in the US, global MINI sales continue to rise. Customer deliveries of MINI vehicles in April totalled 28,441 worldwide, an increase of 6.3% on the same month...