Gabriel Bridger

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.

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MotoringFile Sponsor Spotlight

Often we get people writing to thank us for creating and maintaining MotoringFile. While we appreciate all the kind comments there are a few...

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MINIUSA Sales Up 5.3% for November

From MINIUSA Press: MINI USA reported an increase of 5.3 percent in November sales, with 3,363 MINI automobiles compared to the 3,194 sold in...

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MotoringFile 2004 Holiday Gift Guide

We’d like to introduce the MotoringFile 2004 Holiday Gift Guide downloadable PDF. Instead of just posting a few gift ideas like we did last...

In the Press R56 Two-Door Hardtop

Autocar Reveals More of the Next MINI

Never one to rest on it's laurels, British magazine Autocar has a couple new photos of a testing mule that appears to be an...

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MotoringFile Profiled in Club Nouvelle MINI

Okay it's not really a profile on MotoringFile but on me. And it's not *exactly* written in english but in French. Laurent from Club...

R52 Convertible Reviews

MotoringFile Review: Cooper S Convertible

My week with the MINI Cooper S convertible has come and gone all too quickly. While I’ve never had much of a soft spot...

R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) R52 Convertible R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S) Reviews

The Ian Cull Auto-Up Circuit Reviewed

Among one of the more frustrating features that is locked out of the US spec MINIs are auto-up windows. It's all the more irritating...

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An Inside Look at MINI's Consumer Research

As reported a few months ago, MINI is currently involved in select consumer research to help it shape the next iteration of the MINI....

R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) Reviews

The CVT Revisited – A Full Review

After my initial post about my CVT loaner experience I got several emails saying that I obviously had a MINI with old software and...

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Random Thoughts on MINI Loaners and the CVT

As many of you know MINI service loaners are a rarity at most dealerships and getting them even at dealers who provide them can...