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.
Twenty-five years ago I played hooky from work for a few hours. It was a special day. A new brand from BMW was opening its doors across America, and it had completely...
There are two ways to follow an icon. You can chase it, measuring every decision against what came before until the weight of the original crushes anything new you might have to...
The next generation MINI Cooper won’t arrive until the early 2030s at the earliest. And yet the questions surrounding it are already some of the most interesting in MINI’s recent history. Not...
There are anniversaries, and then there are inflection points. For MINI, 2026 is both. It marks 25 years since the rebirth of the brand under BMW Group, a moment that could have...
With the Vagabund concepts, it’s now clear MINI is entering into a new era of its design langauge. After years of disciplined minimalism, sometimes bordering on austerity, the brand is stepping into...
There are countries that like cars, and then there’s Japan, a place that doesn’t just appreciate the automobile but elevates it into something closer to cultural currency. But spend a few days...
Sometimes the best way to take in a concept like this is simply to slow it down and really look at it. We’ve put together a short video that lets you explore...
If the MINI x Dues concepts where the most acclaimed in years from MINI, what you see here must be a close second. This is the MINI Countryman Vagabund concept, a pair...
A 10% drop isn’t catastrophic. But it’s meaningful, especially now that the full lineup is in market. MINI is asking fewer products to do more work. The Clubman is gone. The range...
There are few roads in America that carry mythology quite like Deals Gap. Straddling the border of North Carolina and Tennessee, this remote stretch of US 129, better known as the Tail...
