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.
Last week we looked at the production timeline for the entire family of next generation MINIs. This week, let’s deal with the simple question we’ve been seeing a lot lately; “when can...
The loss of the supercharger on the Cooper S means a serious change to the soundtrack we’ve all grown accustom to. However the new Cooper S has a sound all its own...
Looking for a way to blow-off about 20 minutes? MINI UK has a 2007 MINI preview site that gives us a sneak peak at Lightning Blue, a few new wheel options (alng...
We don’t have the English version of the official R56 specifications yet but with the help of Google translation services we were able to figure out this little nugget of information from...
MINI.com has details on the new 2007 Cooper and Cooper S. The site gives us our first look at the gorgous piano black/creme white interior combination among other niceties. Just uh, watch...
The day many of us have waited for is here. The press embargo wasn’t scheduled to be lifted for a few hours but several online publications have already broken it so we’re...
Beyond the press release and the images, MINI has also released four minute video of both the Cooper and Cooper S doing their thing on some curvy roads. Since our servers shudder...
According to sources MINI is planning on offering the R56 will be HD Radio in the US market. As with BMWUSA products, MINI USA will position HD Radio along side Sirius as...
MINI has heard the complaints and will be upgrading the sport seats in both the Cooper and Cooper S. Our sources are telling us that the new seat design will be a...
With the 2007 model year meaning whole lot more than just a few new options, MINI USA is preparing the launch of an entirely new MINI configurator this December. Beyond all the...