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.
MINI isn’t just eliminating the manual. It’s completely changing how you select gears on the All New MINIs. We go Hands-on to See How It Works. MINI’s new interior is full of...
As part of its radical rethink of the interior, MINI has killed its iconic start/stop toggle switch and replaced it with something that we never thought we’d see again. A key. Sort...
The Countryman is getting a massive update with the all new U25 generation. Based on a modified BMW X1 platform, the new Countryman is both larger and full of new technology. But...
If you think the new J01 MINI Cooper EV is a radical departure, wait until you see what MINI was cooking up in the 1990s. As MINI ushers in an entirely new...
The MINI manual transmission is dead. Well almost dead. With February production, the manual will be forever gone from the MINI line-up. We exclusively reported on its demise early last year and...
An all new MINI model lineup is coming but when will we see it in North America and what models will actually make it? We now have official answers from MINIUSA with...
MINI’s all new circular digital experience the first of its kind. But for those who rely on CarPlay, how does it work? We went hands on with a pre-production version of the...
The MINI brand saw growth in 2023 despite an entire model range that was in its last year on sale. In total the MINI brand sold a total of 295,474 vehicles (+0.9%)...
The name MINI Cooper is about to get a lot more rare. MINI is dramatically simplifying its product line-up and naming conventions. With the launch of the 4th generation MINIs, the brand...
Our spy photographers have caught our best look yet at the last ever petrol powered MINI Cooper JCW as it wraps up development in Munich. Spotted near BMW’s engineering facilities, the new...
