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.
A quick reminder for all those readers who might have missed our design contest launched in conjunction with the internet debut of the MINI Countryman. Monday is the final day to get...
Our friends at New MINI club in the Netherlands managed to get a hold of the full color information for the R60 MINI Countryman including interior fabrics. Previously we had the exterior...
Today BMW has released the first tangible steps for production of the “megacity” project also known as iSetta. iSetta will be a BMW sub-brand meant for electric and highly efficient city cars...
According to rallybuzz.com BMW representatives met with Prodrive boss David Richards at the Rally Sweden last weekend to talk WRC. On the agenda was an update on the MINI Countryman WRC project...
With the success of MINI USA’s recent (ultra) limited edition Rally Clubman, MINI’s US division is releasing another run of limited edition models. The Lauren Sport edition is set to launch in...
Thanks to our friend Vince we have our first look at the Countryman’s color line-up for launch. As is customary MINI will be focusing on metallics for the majority of colors (a...
There they are. The smallest MINI next to the largest. We snagged this image (hot off the UK presses) to once again give you another perspective of the size differences between the...
Friday we gave you part one of our interview with MINI Product manager Vinnie Kung. If you missed it, do yourself a huge favor and scroll down the page and start reading....
MINI UK gets in on the pricing act today with full pricing of all Countryman models. While there are lots of specifics to digest for UK MINI fans, one thing that could...
We sat down with MINI USA Product Manager Vinnie Kung this week armed with loads of questions (many of them yours) around the highly anticipated MINI Countryman crossover. But before we get...