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.
One of the most highly anticipated cars of the past few years is almost upon us. The BMW 1 Series Coupe (the supposed successor to the BMW 2002) had its first official...
EVO (for years one of our two favorite car mags at MF) got its hands on a 2007 MINI Cooper S with the newly released JCW kit. While we’ve featured three owner...
2008 model year prices are finally here for the US market and as you would expect, we’ve got all your bases covered. First off the 2008 model year officially starts for the...
Over the past 5-6 years, MINI has used the “less is more” angle unabashedly in their marketing around the world. They’ve publicly made fun of SUV’s gas mileage and in subtle ways...
Great piece for those who enjoy the proper usage of marquee nomenclature: >Try as I might to like the new Mini Clubman, I can’t. Because of the name. Any aficionado of Alec...
MotoringFile readers will probably be all too familiar with the headline; BMW to resurrect Triumph brand. We first reported (along with several other publications) the rumors almost two years ago that BMW...
For almost a year now we’ve been talking about the MINI SAV (Sport Activity Vehicle – BMW speak for SUV) being potentially built by automotive consortium Magna Steyr. However in the past...
Five years ago this month a small site called Bridger.us/MINI launched. It wasn’t much; some downloads, some links, and one review. However it was start. Just a few months after that the...
We’ve got a sneak peak at the MINI Challenge Safety car for the 2008 MINI Challenge series from Europe. This Clubman is a one-off built by the same folks who created the...
Confirming what we’ve reported for well over a year, a MINI UK representative told the Oxford Mail that the new MINI SAV (BMW speak for SUV) will not be built at the...