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.
(Updated) – MINI is sending the R50 and R53 out with a bang in their last year of production. While the 2006 model year won’t offer nearly as many changes as the...
We’ve got yet another MotoringFile exclusive for you today. A few weeks ago we reported on MINI’s plans to make 2006 very special. We’ve now got a little more info. For starters...
Here’s another exclusive MotoringFile scoop that we have just confirmed. According to a few sources, BMW and MINI are considering some type of plan to buy JCW and bring the entire program...
First off a huge thanks to everyone who offered advice on this second step of the process in the initial comments. I’m happy to say that my next MINI has been ordered...
This news comes from an anonymous MINI insider: I was looking at orders for new cars this past weekend and noticed that some of the production dates were falling back by four...
I’m happy to say that after less than a week on the market my 2002 MINI Cooper is in the process of being sold. While I had a couple of very interested...
Since we’ve just covered how to go about getting a spot on a MINI plant tour I thought I’d repost my account of the actual tour (originally posted 04/04): The MINI Plant...
Someone asked about this subject the other day and I had to recomend simply using our archives or the search function since I wasn’t quite sure when the original story was posted....
The former owner and manufacturer of the MINI is no more. Here’s the latest from Autocar: At 10.52am today, Friday 15 April, it was all over for MG Rover. That was when...
With all the current talk of Rover’s pending collapse I thought I’d take some time and look back at the early days of the current MINI back when it was as much...
