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 past weekend I spent a few hours applying several coats of Zaino (ZFX+Z2 Pro / Z5) to my new MCS. As a long time Zymol fan I was thoroughly impressed with...
Jerry Flint from the Car Connection takes on retro in his most recent column and why it has failed for most automakers… with a few notable exceptions of course. Here’s an excerpt:...
Quite a bit has been written about the current MINI’s Tritec Powerplant over the years. While there’s a certain amount of respect out there for it’s packaging, power, and apparent reliability, much...
This slipped under our radar screen last week with all the other daily posts. MINI has launched a few web-pages detailing the three new special edition MINIs for 2006 that were announced...
MINIUSA PR: Strong demand for MINI brand automobiles continued in June. MINI USA reported that June 2005 sales increased 25 percent, with 3,607 cars compared to 2,896 sold a year ago. Sales...
Another week, another cover story on the next generation MINI by Autoexpress. You’d think they’re trying to sell magazine or something. For those that have been following the next MINI information here...
The JD Power results are in for the long term reliability of 2002 US cars and trucks and the results for MINI, aren’t good. MINI finished 3rd from the bottom with 383...
Last year Getrag showed off it’s all-wheel drive MINI prototype at several industry only events throughout the world. There they not only demonstrated the car first hand, but delivered test data that...
MINI2 is at it again with more rumors of a lightweight factory based JCW laden MCS. Here’s an excerpt from their latest article published just today: In terms of specifics, we believe...
One of the many of items that was revised for 2005 model year was the exhaust sound on the Cooper S. MINI not only altered the physical design slightly but also re-tuned...
