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.
Over the next few weeks we will be not only participating in the official North American Clubman press launch but also the US launches of the BMW M3 and 1 Series as...
It’s video Friday here at MF and today we have a sneak peak at the R57 MINI convertible undergoing some hardcore Nurburgring testing. While this particular video dates back to late 2007,...
As we reported last year, part of BMW’s purchase and re-branding of John Cooper Works would include a redesigned JCW logo. Today, we can finally show that to you. As you can...
This edition final of the week’s “Ask MotoringFile” comes from Dave M: >I have a 2008 MCS on order and am relatively new to the MINI world. I couldn’t help but notice...
“Ask MotoringFile” week continues with this question from Brian: >R57, not hearing much. Will the JCW Kits for the R56 be avaiable in 09 when the R57 is released? MINI will not...
It’s “Ask MF Week” here at MotoringFile. We’re clearing out some of the better questions we’ve gotten recently from the queue and bringing them to you every day this week. First up,...
I finally had a chance to throw something together that documents the first few days of my trip to MINI United last summer. This video is a look at the first three...
With the MINI SUV less than two years away from it’s on-sale date, development is picking up at a rapid pace. While MINI Design is busy crafting overall look of the car,...
As some readers may have noticed, over the last few weeks we’ve been holding off on releasing further details on the factory JCW kit while (and secretly hoping) someone else would leak...
A few weeks back we reported that some US owners of the automatic R56s were getting the new 192bhp JCW kit installed at some dealers. At the time we recommended against the...
