MotoringFile

Official: MINI Coupe and Roadster to End Production This Year

What was just a whisper a couple of months ago, is now a reality. Today MINI is announcing the impending end of production for the R58 Coupe and R59 Roadster. As you...

Feb 13, 15Feb 13, 15

F56 Hardtop | 2014-2024 JCW JCW GP R53 MINI Cooper S R56 MINI Cooper (2006 - 2014)

Early Take: 2015 F56 MINI JCW vs the R53 and R56 MINI GP

The 2015 MINI JCW is the highest horsepower MINI from the factory of all time. But is it the fastest? The numbers tell an interesting story that paint a more nuanced picture...

Feb 12, 15Feb 11, 15

F56 Hardtop | 2014-2024 JCW MotoringFile Garage Opinion Reviews

MF Challenge: What Would You Buy for $40,000?

Since we [published the Ordering Guide](https://www.motoringfile.com/2015/02/07/exclusive-f56-john-cooper-works-ordering-guide/) for the 2015 F56 John Cooper Works, there has a been a lot of debate across the MotoringFile and [White Roof Radio](http://www.whiteroofradio.com) teams regarding the MSRP...

Feb 11, 15Apr 19, 24

Podcast

Woofcast #539: Thirteen Dollars and Fifty Cents, Plus Tax

Db still doesn’t think the diesel is coming and other news from [MotoringFile.com](https://www.motoringfile.com) start us out this week. All of the news that is fit for us to talk about it. A...

Feb 10, 15Feb 11, 15

Official News Sales

Worldwide MINI Sales See 12% Increase for January

Official Release: Following on from a record-breaking 2014, where the BMW Group delivered more than two million vehicles, 2015 has got off to a good start with sales up 7.0% compared with...

Feb 10, 15

F60 | 2016 - 2024 MINI In the Press

Spied: F60 Countryman Plug-In Hybrid Caught Winter Testing

Another week, another set of [spy photos](http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/1502-mini-countryman-plug-in-hybrid-spied-testing/) from [Automobile Magazine](http://www.automobilemag.com/). This time, the upcoming F60 Countryman was caught winter testing, but interestingly enough this is not the most interesting bit of the...

Feb 9, 15Feb 7, 15

F56 Hardtop | 2014-2024 JCW

Exclusive: The F56 John Cooper Works Ordering Guide

When MINI USA announces order allocations for a new model, they usually provides Motoring Advisors with detailed information pertaining to the technical and pricing specificities of said model. This information serves as...

Feb 7, 15Feb 7, 15

MINI Design MINI In the Press Technology

The Truth About Active Sound

Earlier this week, we [linked](https://www.motoringfile.com/2015/01/27/car-purists-vs-active-sound/) to an [article](http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/americas-best-selling-cars-and-trucks-are-built-on-lies-the-rise-of-fake-engine-noise/2015/01/21/6db09a10-a0ba-11e4-b146-577832eafcb4_story.html?tid=pm_pop) from the [Washington Post](www.washingtonpost.com) describing how car enthusiasts feel about technology-generated engine sounds. Our takeaway was that Active Sound is a necessary evil given...

Feb 4, 15Feb 11, 15

Official News Sales

MINI USA Sales Up 27% for January 2015

The first sales figures of the year are in! The result is good but don’t get carried away by the headline above. With 2,543 vehicles sold during the same period last year,...

Feb 3, 15Feb 11, 15

Podcast

Woofcast #538: Overserved at the MGM Grand

Weather and Vegas silliness to get us started this week. And Todd had lunch with Carlos Santana. And Chad shoveled the driveway. And Todd reconned the Silverton Resort for [AMVIV](http://www.amviv.com/). Once I...

Feb 3, 15Feb 3, 15