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.
MINI has released body colored shift knobs. They’re knobs, they’re painted, they match your car. They list for $90 and are available at your local MINI dealer. There’s also a matte silver...
The MCSa has made it's official debut (apparently the LA show doesn't count to MINI's PR office) and we've got tons of information to share including performance and fuel economy figures (via...
[Updated 1.10.05] JCW will be revising it's offering for the MINI Cooper to something a bit more affordable. Knowing that most people interested in high torque and horsepower output will be buying...
Designworks USA, BMW Group's in house product design firm, has two entries in this year's LA Auto Show design compeition. This year's theme is, “the Ultimate LA Machine” Based on that theme...
As an ode to the winter storm brewing in Chicago tonight here's a short clip taken by Jason Livingood a couple of years ago during a similar storm that hit the east...
MINIUSA has out paced last year's sales numbers by a mere 22 cars. While most car companies would be happy to equal the numbers of a previously successful year one has to...
I wanted to take a quick minute and let everyone know my quest for gainful employment has come to an end. I accepted a creative director position a few weeks ago at...
As the months go by we're slowly getting a better picture of the next generation MINI. And as we've said previously on MotoringFile it will certainly be more of a evolution rather...
With the recent conversation regarding the next generation MINI going from supercharging to turbocharging there have been some questions about whether the “S” in Cooper S will remain. For those that know...
It was a big year here at MotoringFile. For one we went through a name change. Then we went through a complete redesign. And through it all we had ton of stories....