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.
Thanks to one of our tipsters we’ve managed to get a hold of the internal planning document for the Canadian market JCW launch later this year. If you live in Canada and...
We’ll be moving MotoringFile to a new server late tonight and earlier tomorrow so don’t be surprised to see the site offline for an hour or so. Once the move is complete...
Old school auto writer for the Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja lived with the Clubman Cooper around Chicago for a week and came away with the opinion that it still wasn’t big enough....
(Updated) What happens with a full tanked up bike goes over a edge of the heavily forested ravine on the Dragon? Fire. Currently firefighters are battled the blaze which has now spread...
It looks like we have our first semi-official confirmation that the JCW Aero Kit will be offered on the Clubman. On the right is a screen shot from the BMW parts system...
Long time new MINI followers will probably remember MINI UK’s Flip Colour options that debuted in 2004. They featured multiple layers of metallic paint that actually gave the finished car a different...
This news comes from frequent MF contributor Berthil and the Dutch NewMINIclub: >Members of our Dutch NewMINIclub.nl have recently been to Oxford to visit the plant and they spotted these suspicious looking...
Frank Stephenson, exterior designer of the first generation “new” MINI has stepped down from his post as design director at Alfa. While at the Fiat Group, Mr. Stephenson oversaw design on everything...
The 2008 European MINI Challenge has officially kicked off at Hockenheim in Germany with one final testing. You can see some reports and even interview over at mini2.info. Or you can look...
Partially based on the Clubman and the upcoming BMW X1 (five lug wheels and all), the new MINI Crossover will boast one feature never seen before on a production MINI; all-wheel drive....
