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.
MF Exclusive: The results are in from MINI USA’s recent survey about MTTS 2008. First for those who may have missed it our coverage a few months back, MINI USA asked owners...
MotoringFile has learned that several issues will conspire to give the MINI Clubman limited availability in the US for the 2008 model year. Based on an internal report last summer, the BMW...
The on and off again BMW and Mercedes engine deal appears to be back in negotiations. However now looks like the next MINI’s engine might not be the only technology they end...
We have the MINI, MINI convertible, MINI wagon (Clubman) and soon to be MINI SUV. Since we know BMW is keen to grow the brand we have to ask ourselves, what’s next?...
Want to turn your brand new MINI Clubman into a dump truck? No worries, MINI has an official accessory to help. The Cargo Cover (or Laderaum-Schutzdecke in German) is a large three...
For almost a year we’ve been reporting that the MINI off-roader (now officially code-named the R60) would either be built at BMW’s Spartanburg SC Plant or by Magna Steyr in Austria. Recently...
We’ve done several R53/R56 comparisons over the past year but one thing we’ve never done is tested two (almost) identically equipped MINIs back to back. Along with that, we’ve never had the...
A year and a half ago we asked you, the MotoringFile reader to name the (then unnamed) MINI Clubman. With almost two hundred comments, to say it was a popular post would...
Recently we scooped a few of the details on the new R56 factory JCW kit. However we didn’t address one burning question that seemed to be on quite a few readers’ minds;...
In between US Clubman and 1 Series debuts at the LA Autoshow, we managed to get some further inside info on the new factory JCW MINI. We know the car will make...