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.
The David Brown Remastered Classic Mini is a retro-modded Mini of the highest order. And now there’s a new version called the Oselli Edition that’s even further enhanced and track focused. Carfection...
The MINI John Cooper Works Team is returning to the hallowed grounds of Road America where the team has seen success for years. The MINI JCW Team will once again field cars in both...
We get lots of future product related questions in the MF email but there’s been one that has been overwhelmingly popular lately. Will there be an electric MINI Countryman? It’s a great...
The MINI Strip is a one-off concept created in conjunction with famed British Designer Paul Smith. While that may sound like a vanity project the sources tell us it’s far from that....
Today MINI USA announced the formation of the MINI Motoring Club. An idea so obvious it must have been tried before right? As a matter of fact 18 years ago your author...
There’s been a lot of talk about MINI moving to an all electric model line-up over the last year. MINI has even thrown some dates out; 2025 being the year the last...
MINI USA sales are up a staggering 76.6% for Q2 as compared to last year. That’s a total of 9,340 MINI vehicles sold in the us during that time – a dramatic...
The MINI Urbanaught concept released last year was a shocking new take on the brand and also the idea of a car concept itself. Beyond the fact that it was essentially a...
The BMW i3 was the best kind of failure. Sure BMW would never call it that but given the amount of money invested and the number of units sold (especially in the...