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.
Holger Hampf has closed the door on a fourth JCW GP, at least for this generation. But he’s also made clear that something more extreme than the standard JCW is coming, something...
For anyone who has been quietly hoping the current F66 Cooper JCW would eventually beget a track-focused GP variant, Holger Hampf has your answer: it won’t. But the MINI design chief’s recent...
MINI's head of design confirms the Rocketman is still under active study. After over a decade of fits and starts, we look at the full history of the car MINI keeps almost building.
MINI's new design chief Holger Hampf says a major LCI is almost finished across the Cooper, Countryman, and Aceman, guided by customer feedback. Here's what it means.
The 2026 MINI Countryman is the best version of the model MINI has ever built. It’s also the most complicated to buy. Three models, three trim levels, three style packages, and in...
Safety is one of those topics that tends to get buried in the enthusiasm around design, performance, and powertrain choices. For a brand like MINI, where the conversation defaults quickly to go-kart...
One of the largest special edition MINI release is about to launch but what models are available, what options are there and what will it cost? We’ve created the first ever MINI...
MINI’s new chief has a clear message: the lineup is done. What he does with it from here is a more interesting question. Jean-Philippe Parain, speaking to Autocar at the Beijing motor...
The 2026 MINI Cooper Paul Smith Edition looks better in the real world than staged press images suggested. Here's our best real-world photo gallery yet, plus full details and pricing.
The U25 MINI Countryman is barely two years into its production life and MINI is already updating it. That might sound like an admission of weakness. It isn’t. It’s a reflection of...
