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.
This news comes from the Independent via Channel4.com: Sales of the MINI are expected to reach a record 200,000 this year, says the Independent, and annual production – which has already been...
The news that MINI will be extendig it’s range after the debut of the next generation MINI in 2007, shouldn’t surprise anyone. However the Financial Times (and subsequently the Autoindsutry.co.uk) do have...
On this week’s Podcast Todd, DB and myself talk to the man himself, Fireball Tim Lawrence. We also find time to touch on MINIs in motorsport and the recent success we’ve all...
The Toronto Star has a great account of the Targa Newfoundland race actually written by the winning MINI driver Jim Kenzie. Definitely worth a read: Unlimited. You don’t have to read the...
By now most of you who follow MotoringFile have probably read the news from last weekend that MINI took first in the unlimited class at the Targa Newfoundland. However for those who...
Ian over at gbmini.net has a few photos of the ever elusive Space Blue and Silver roof combo that’s sure to be very popular over the next year. While we’ve seen a...
For all those that have been taking advantage of that recent MotoringFile special on the JCW strut brace ($250 from Knauz MINI) we’ve now got your install instructions! Install seems fairly straightforward...
There’s a party in your MINI and MINIUSA want you out of the office to enjoy it. So they’ve come up with the ‘MINI Desktop Decoy kit’ to help you escape your...
From MINI Press: MINI”s first concept car since its 2001 launch proved a big hit for the world”s press at its Frankfurt Motor Show unveiling this week. The cunningly-named MINI Concept Frankfurt...
This info comes from the Automotive News: BMW is developing a station wagon version of the next-generation Mini. It is part of a broader range of body styles that will be derived...