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.
Whiteroofradio has a new format. Based on the recent survey, many people seem to want shorter and more frequent podcasts. So we’ve decided to break up the podcast into two smaller shows...
One of the benefits of doing a site like MotoringFile is getting invited to the press days at major autoshows. And with the Chicago show obviously being in our backyard it’s hard...
MINI USA will feature its one-of-a-kind record-breaking MINI dragster at the Chicago Auto Show February 10-19. The award-winning MINI holds the impressive title, “World’s Fastest MINI.” Also highlighted in Chicago are enhancements...
Sometimes a polite “I told you so” is in order. It would seem that recent photos published in AutoExpress have verified something we mentioned last March on MotoringFile; MINI will indeed be...
One of the most popular upgrades for MINI’s has historically been the cold air intake. This is especially true for the Cooper S as the location of the air intake lends itself...
Plant Oxford, the only production home of MINI, has just stepped up a place in the UK league table of automotive manufacturers. In less than five years since the first MINI rolled...
Production in the MINI plant in Oxford, UK, was interrupted from mid-December 2005 to mid-January 2006. This was due to investments to expand capacity and to modernise the production equipment. It was...
A couple of us at MotoringFile will be making the long trek down Lake Shore Drive to the Chicago Auto Show press preview tomorrow. As we do every year we’ll be giving...
It’s not dead yet. We’ve just learned that BMW and JCW are still working to get the MCSa JCW kit to pass US emissions. We were originally told this late last summer...
Canadians get the shaft in the name of safety. Here’s an excerpt from an internal MINI Canada document: >In bulletin PB2006MY MINI-04, details were provided regarding the MINI Cooper S with John...
