MotoringFile’s Long Term Test Car for 2017 is…
Drum roll please…. for 2017 MotoringFile will be testing a new MINI. Not just any MINI but what we’d consider one of the brand’s halo vehicles: The JCW Clubman. Like our long...
MINI’s New Touchscreen Navigation is a Huge Upgrade
It’s good guys. It’s really good. That’s the reaction we had when we first played with the new touchscreen navigation last fall at the LA Autoshow. Now that we’ve had a bit...
MF Garage: 12,000 Miles in a MINI Clubman Has Given Us Some Ideas
While we have a month to go in our one year test of our 2016 MINI Clubman Cooper S, the car has officially turned one year old. Part of the US market...
Ask MF: MINI Countryman or the BMW X1?
Long time reader Paul R. is trying to make a decision between two UKL based crossovers – the BMW X1 and the forthcoming Mini Countryman. What’s particularly interesting about these two is...
New Photos & Video: The 2017 JCW Clubman
We’ll be honest. What you see above could very well be our favorite MINI. We’ve been smitten for over 10,000 miles with our long term Clubman Cooper S. The only thing it...
Confirmed: Apple CarPlay is Coming to the MINI Countryman in 2017
<a href="https://www.motoringfile.com/2015/09/04/carplay-is-coming-to-the-mini-with-touchscreen-idrive/">Over a year ago</a> we told you that MINI was working behind the scenes to bring Apple <a href="http://www.apple.com/ios/carplay/">CarPlay</a> to market. Now we can confirm the timing. According to sources familiar with MINIs' plans, Apple CarPlay will be available on the F60 MINI Countryman beginning with July 2017 production. This option (yup, it'll be an option) will only be available with MINI's new touchscreen navigation (OE 609). The standard 6.5" iDrive system in the Countryman will not be available with CarPlay.
MINI USA Changes Paint Costs – Moving Non-Metallics to $500
MINIs worldwide paint pricing structure is changing in 2017 and the all-new MINI Countryman is the first affected vehicle in the US. Until now MINI charged an extra $500 for all metallic...
The Dream of a Diesel MINI in North America is Dead
In 2014 MINI was busy at work planning a diesel MINI from the US market. Destined to be based on the MINI Clubman SD sold in Europe, it would have had an...
The Wait is Over – The MINI Countryman Debuts Next Week in LA
The MINI Countryman is finally here. After months of anticipation MINI will be showing the Countryman for the first time publicly at the 2016 LA Auto Show beginning next week. MotoringFile will...
Photo Gallery – MINI at SEMA 2016
MINI USA’s booth at SEMA this year focused on (as you could guess) its high performance sub-brand JCW. Star of the show was the new for 2017 MINI Clubman JCW. Alongside was...