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.
We had heard rumors last year of Italdesign’s involvement in the next generation MINI but at the time they were sketchy and hardly worth a mention. Well they’re sketchy no more. Automotive...
The much loved (and loathed) CVT transmission available on the MINI One and Cooper will be dropped by MINI in favor of a standard style automatic. No details have been confirmed yet...
With BMW introducing the new MINI late this year, there have been lots of questions from MotoringFile readers about future availability of both the new and current car. With some recently received...
As has been previously reported on MotoringFile and elsewhere, MINI has publicly stated that they expect to produce about 20,000 fewer MINIs this year due to plant construction. However we’ve heard some...
We’re short one this week but DB and I make up for it with a topic that everyone seems to haven an opinion on; brakes. We chat about everything from fluid upgrades,...
We’ve got everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the new JCW Spoiler for the US market. First off, yes it is available. However it’s fairly limited as only one dealer that...
The JCW GP, the car that disappointed MINI fans everywhere with it’s paltry 8bhp upgrade, 88lbs weight difference and questionable styling details is set to show off some surprises at the Geneva...
There’s been some confusion recently about when the MINI Traveller will actually debut. Based on a few sources we had been reporting that it will arrive in late 2007 as an ’08...
Update 24 Jan 06: Auto Art Models has now pulled the picture mentioned in this story. Make of it what you will. Update 20 Jan 06: A reliable source has told us...
As reported a few months back we expect to sell less in 2006 than it did in 2005 or even 2004. The reason? The Oxford Plant will offline for parts of 2006...
