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.
Automotive News is reporting that BMW North America and MINI USA will be reducing it’s staff by around 100 employees and turning down 44,000 cars (it’s not clear how many if any...
MINI has a coupe, a convertible (set to be re-introduced next spring), a wagon-like vehicle and soon an SUV. While we’ve known for quite some time MINI has been contemplating different variations...
Knowing that it would be the hot topic for days and weeks (and years) to come, Todd and I sat down a few days ago and recorded a quick conversation around the...
(This news was originally press embargoed until tomorrow evening but with several sites breaking the agreed upon embargo we thought it was necessary to post.) Today we get our first (very good)...
We’ve just learned that MINI’s new convertible (codenamed the R57) will make it’s official debut at the Detroit Auto Show in early January. Viral marketing for the car should start sometime around...
The new MINI convertible due early next spring (code-named R57) will feature a several new exterior and top color options. As we’ve previously mentioned, the R57 convertible will get two new colors...
One quick note for all those looking forward to the new MINI convertible slated for a spring launch. The rear hinges that were so prominent on the previous generation convertible have apparently...
BMW and MINI have worked hard on the new JCW MINIs in setting them apart from the other models. They’ve given them their own names (you won’t find “Cooper S” anywhere on...
Based on our story last Friday detailing the parts associated with the new JCW brake kit, we had a few questions about a potential official retrofit kit. As we reported last year...
