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.
Ok we’re being dramatic. But really Motive seemed to try throw down the gauntlet against the new JCW. The results? We don’t want to ruin it for you but it’s a great...
MINI 50 YEARS. PAST PRESENT FUTURE: WHAT A BIRTHDAY 2009. (Be sure to check out the 2009 MINI Design Calendar in PDF format below. This is a MotoringFile exclusive download from our...
It’s unusual to see someone within the US market go head to head against the MINI. Perhaps the MINI’s success in the market has simply made it inevitable or Suzuki is trying...
You may remember a few weeks back when we scooped the world with official photos of the R57 MINI Convertible – not due for public introduction until the January Detroit Autoshow. If...
BMW’s first purely electric car has debuted. The MINI E is destined for the US (and possibly the UK) next year. It will be leased to 490 select customers in NYC and...
NextAutos has some of the best spy photos yet of the MINI Crossover. Due in late 2010, this prototype is the first to appear in what will be its final shape and...
Yes this is not a MINI. But we feel it’s interesting (and related) enough to mention here on MF. For those who don’t know Gordon Murray was engineer and brain-child of the...
The Australian MINI Challenge has had a wild ride in it’s first year and this weekend was no different. Due to a particularly bad crash, the third and final race of this...
Over the last several months we’ve told you that MINI is planning on adding and deleting a few colors in the current line-up for 2009. While we’ve known for some time what...
MINI USA is officially recalling all 560 2009 JCW MINIs due braking issues. It’s not entirely clear in the description given by the NHTSA but it would seem that the brakes either...