Best Look Yet at the 2017 MINI Countryman Interior
It’s not totally clear but this is our best look yet inside the 2017 MINI Countryman. As expected the Countryman takes the basic layout and design of the Clubman and evolves the...
Why MINI’s New 8 Speed Transmission is a Huge Step Forward
When BMW announced that it was sticking with the Aisin 6 speed transmission for the F56 MINI a couple of years ago, more than a few were surprised. While the Gen III...
VW’s Dirty Diesel Secret & What it Means to BMW & MINI
VW USA’s diesel scandal has shaken the auto industry. With numbers like $19B in potential fines and 11M cars affected, it’s easy to see why. But just how bad is it and...
Hybrid JCW Countryman Spotted Testing?
The German BMW site BimmerToday.de spotted the upcoming F60 Countryman in Hybrid form this week undergoing road test evaluations. While that wouldn’t normally be something that would warrant a post here at...
F60 Countryman Spotted in California
Thanks to MotoringFile reader Michael S., we’ve got a fresh new look at the upcoming F60 Countryman. The test-mule was spotted in Santa Barbara last week. While we’ve already seen a number...
MINI Reboots its MINI Connected App With Less Functionality & More Sophistication
A month ago MINI released its new brand strategy focused on a less is more philosophy and a higher degree of sophistication. While the 2016 Clubman was held up as an example...
2017 F60 MINI Countryman to Become More “Authentic”
What does that means? Autocar appears to be reporting what we’ve been telling you for the last few years. MINI is aiming to make the Countryman look and feel a bit more...
BMW Now Has a 250 HP Version of the B48. Will We See It in a MINI?
The B48, MINI’s new 2.0L in the F5X models is part of a larger family of four cylinders that feature various states of tune. The idea is to create one engine and...
2017 MINI Countryman Attacks the Ring
As MINI does with all its models, the Countryman is undergoing suspension development this summer at the Nurburgring. Under heavy cladding we don’t get much of a look at the F60 other...
MINI’s Plugin Hybrid Drivetrain Previewed
MotoringFile broke the news of MINI’s plugin hybrid 18 months ago. Since then we’ve had a steady drip of news on the new drivetrain. Today we get a healthy dose of data...