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 goes to figure that the moment gas in the US eclispes the $3 a gallon mark, every starts to look at small cars in a different light (from the Automotive News...
From the SCCA.com: Pete Taylor, of Ortonville, Mich., captured his first National Championship Sunday, taking the Showroom Stock C class win at the 2005 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Kohler at...
Now that the Frankfurt Autoshow is over I thought it approrpiate to take a quick look at what others are saying about the new MINI Concept around the web:
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...