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.
As our friends in the northeast of US dig out of over two feet of freshly fallen snow, we thought it would be a great time to “dig” into the MF archives...
The MINI Cooper S JCW GP edition will be publicly debuting in final production trim at the Geneva Autoshow in early march. And with that date fast approaching, MINI.com has a few...
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...
