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 all electric MINI Cooper SE is perhaps the most important car MINI has released since the R50. While it won’t be a massive volume seller, it is an important test as...
The sound of a MINI’s engine popping and burbling may soon be just a memory. MINI has gone on record in saying that the brand will eventually transition to an electric brand....
Shockingly it’s been nearly 20 years since the R50 MINI was introduced at the Paris motor show in the fall of 2000. Two decades and three generations on the original “new” MINI...
BMW and MINI are dealing with a reality that seemed impossible just a few months ago. Sales have fallen off in historic ways while independent dealers are struggling to even pay bills....
The MINI community and the independent businesses that support it are suffering. Let’s give them a hand. The changing automotive landscape has seen MINI shrink in sales and prominence in key markets...
The 2020 MINI Convertible Sidewalk Edition is a well designed global special edition F57 that’s perfectly suited for this time of year. So to celebrate and perhaps lift some spirits, here’s the...
If the world hand’t taken a detour over the last few months we’d be bringing you our first road and track test of the all new 306 hp MINI JCW GP. However,...
COVID-19 has made MINI make a name change to a key option on the new electric MINI Cooper SE. The optional yet iconic MINI wheel on the Cooper SE was launched as...
The test many of us have been waiting for. Which is faster; the all electric MINI Cooper SE or the petrol powered MINI Cooper? RybrookTV took both to a go-kart track in...
On paper these are two very similar cars. The BMW i3 tested here is has the range extender and isn’t the i3s. The electric MINI Cooper SE of course has the i3s...