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.
Autocar has an excellent look back at the formative years of the new MINI and specifically the last minute switch For MINI production from the famous Longbridge plant to MINI’s current home...
The automotive world and MINI is in a state of flux caught in between the internal combustion engines and electrification. And the current generation F56 MINI hatch is caught in the middle....
Range matters. Or does it? For a small and inexpensive city car powered by an electric engine it’s not quite as important as a four door sedan priced between 80-150k. But nonetheless...
Last October we exclusively revealed that MINI USA was bringing back the manual transmission for March and June production. Of course for MotoringFile readers this is old news. But a number of...
After years of requests BMW is finally announcing availability for Wireless Android Auto in 2020. Now the question turns to MINI. According to our sources we should see full support come to...
The 2020 JCW Countryman vs JCW Clubman. We know which one wins in sales every month, but which is truly the better car as a daily driver? And which one can actually...
No this isn’t part of that new MINIUSA marketing effort we told you about recently. Instead this first MINI Cooper SE Commercial is part of the global campaign. Look for much more...
While the past few months have seen the brand regain some success in sales, November wasn’t so kind. For the month November, MINI USA reported 3,067 vehicles sold, a decrease of 13.1...
Before the MINI internet blows up there are three things they you need to know about those MINI Cooper SE wheels: – That wheel gap is dictated by the height of the...
For a generation you could set your watch on BMW’s ultra consistent, seven year models life-cycles. However MINI has been anything but consistent with this five year life-cycle for the R50/R53 and...
