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.
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...
Worldcarfans.com has a couple of new spyshots of the upcoming R56 MINI Cooper. MF readers will notice the uncanny resmeblence to the photos we posted a few weeks back. We also get...
As we reported last October, JCW is releasing a whole slew of new products for the 2006 model year mostly dedicated to livening up the interior a bit. We’re happy to say...
This week’s show went so long that we broke it into two. First we have this weeks news. Then in the second of this week’s podcast we get to the featured interview...
As we bring another week to a close I thought it was a good time to give a shout out to the sponsors who help bring you MotoringFile. You know the drill,...
The MINI Cooper S vs The New MKV Golf GTI (w/DSG) I have to admit I haven’t been a big fan of the most recent GTI. It’s looks and packaging I loved....
The first MINI Cooper S with John Cooper Works (JCW) GP Kit (already dubbed the MINI GP) will be delivered in July. Only 444 of the 2000 being built are destined for...
MINI USA is finally releasing the pricing changes we reported this past November. There should be no surprises for most MF readers as everything is in line with what was reported. Here’s...
>MINI USA reported sales of 2,944 vehicles in January 2006, up slightly from the 2,917 sold in January 2005 for the best January since the brand went on sale in the U.S....
