A Cautionary Tale

This is why you shouldn't put low tread tires on the rear of your MINI: A Cautionary Tale [as posted on MINI2] I can speak first hand of this effect. The MINI...

MotoringFile Hyper Blue Gallery

In the past couple of weeks we've seen a lot of people asking about the new 2005 colors and what they actually look like in person. The most talked about color seems...

Autoweek Previews the MINI Convertible

Autoweek gives us their quick impressions of the new MINI convertible (and puts it on the cover) in it's latest issue. Unfortunately it includes little more than a paragraph of actual observations...

The Shark Fin Comes to an End

It's been mentioned on MotoringFile in the past but it's probably worth mentioning again… in two weeks the shark fin antenna will officially be no longer. All 2005 MINIs will be a...

An Official BMW/Apple iPod Solution?

As reported previously on MotoringFile there seems to be a buzz in regards to Apple and BMW possibly working together on official iPod/Car Stereo integration of some kind. This solution would most...

North American Motoring Version 2.0

The ever-popular North American Motoring (or NAM, as it's known) has just relaunched with a complete front- and back-end redesign. More specifically, the site was upgraded to vBulletin software (similar to MINI2)...

MINI Cowl Vent Disintegration

One of the more recent small design changes that MINI has recently released is a new cowl vent design (found behind the bonnet and in front of the wipers). The reason for...

Inside The 2005 MINI Convertible

For those interested in seeing what's under the skin of the new 2005 MINI Convertible, MotoringFile has gotten a hold of official MINI illustrations that show some of the finer points of...

MINI Tops Segment in Total Quality Index

From MINI PR: For the second year in a row MINI has received the top award in its segment in the latest Strategic Vision Total Quality Index (TQI). The MINI Cooper was...

The Many Improvements to the MINI

We've all heard it before – the 2004 MINI is the best yet. But what exactly does that mean? A recent three day stint in a brand new Cooper gave me some...