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.
AutoExpress as an article this month on the new MINI that recaps most of what we’ve been saying on MotoringFile for the past year or so. However it’s not the article that...
Top Gear does the best job of any of the larger media outlets in cutting through the rumors and getting to the fact about the next generation MINI. While there’s probably nothing...
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...
