First Cabrio MCS Review from the US

This comes from a friend who got pretty lucky this evening… Talk about being in the right place at the right time.. I was picking up my Cooper from its 2 year...

MINI and CP+B Advertising Win Yet Again

Here's a cool piece of mail that found it's way to the currently overflowing MotoringFile inbox this morning. It's a fascinating glimpse not only at MINI's award winning advertising but also the...

Attack of the Electronic Folding Mirrors!

This video shows the factory optional electronic folding mirrors in action. Incredibly useful for those tight urban areas! The mirrors are operated by a small button near the mirror switch. While it...

MINI To Increase Production with Next Model

Here's an excerpt of an article published in yesterday's Times: Dr Anton Heiss, managing director of the plant, said the German carmaker would consider raising production levels when a new model Mini...

Another Award Goes to MINI for Resale Value

For the (counts fingers…) 3rd year in a row the MINI has achieved top ten status by the Kelly Blue Book and came in first in the hatchback segment. Here's the breakdown...

MotoringFile Spotlight: Lawrence O'Toole

This month's MotoringFile Spotlight is a bit different than what we've done in the past and I think you'll find quite interesting. So interesting in fact that I'm at a loss in...

MINI_Motion Watch Officially Introduced

If you're a regular MotoringFile reader this will be old news since we've not only covered the launch but have already posted an entire review of the watch. However if you somehow...

500,000th MINI Rolls off the Production Line

Hard to believe isn't it? Here's an excerpt from the BBC article: The 500,000th new-style Mini has rolled off the production line at BMW's UK plant in Oxford, watched by its proud...

Upcoming Reviews at MotoringFile

We've got a few reviews coming up here at MotoringFile that we thought were worth a mention. First off we'll be featuring a review by a first time contributor on the Design...

The Options for iPod Using MINI Owners

Over the past six months MotoringFile has featured reviews on both the Dension ICE-Link connector and the soon to be released for the MINI, official BMW/Apple connector. However, as you can expect,...