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.
Even with the MINI plant in Oxford churning out cars every day of the week, demand is still quite high – especially in the US. In fact many parts of the country...
We just received word that the UK based MINI magazine, GoMINI will be ending publication. Reportedly Issue 24 will be the last to hit bookstores and newsstands. We’ll have more on MINI...
From MINI USA PR: MINI USA continued to experience strong demand. The division reported year-to-date sales of 32,010 cars, up 25 percent compared to 25,670 sold in first three quarters of 2004....
Ah yes Cnet, the place to go when you’re researching a printer, finding a low price on a router, and when you want to see some video of the MINI Concept. As...
The key word this week: quality! I’ve got a new mic (thanks Todd) and the Podcast is definitely better for it. This week we tackle reader mail and somehow end up talking...
You can put this in the confirmed rumor category: all 2006 MINIs with the factory JCW package will be pushed back to November production. We’ll hopefully have more info soon.
(This is a repost from a year ago with only the dates changed) Hard to believe but the new MINI made it’s US debut five years ago this past week in New...
Here’s a question that we’ve seen a lot of. What will actually make it to the next generation MINI (the R56) from what we’ve seen in the recent MINI Frankfurt Concept? While...
This week’s Auto Express has more on the rumored MCS lightweight. However being that this is Auto Express, it’s important to take some of it with a grain of salt. Here’s an...
Now that the Frankfurt IAA is over and we’ve all had week or two to take in the new MINI Concept, I thought it might be appropriate to write a short design...