Video:BMW Group To Launch Stitcher Integration
Today at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas BMW Group announced that the Stitcher Smart Radio iPhone App will be the next compatible app for iDrive/MINI Connected. Video of the prototype...
New Car Smell Is Toxic?
Lighting up the MotoringFile inbox this week was a story from HealthyStuff.org naming its top ten best and worst cars in terms of material toxicity. You know that delicious new car smell?...
MINI Names a Winter Storm, Reaps a Disaster
Great marketing is often a balancing act. Play it too safe and you’re boring. Push the envelope too much, and you’ll embarrass your brand and even lose customers. Sometimes, it’s the little,...
Rumor: JCW May Finally Become MINI’s True M Brand
Sources at Car and Driver are saying that MINI chief and former BMW M division boss, Dr. Kay Segler, has very real aspirations to finally turn the John Cooper Works into the...
Rauno Aaltonen’s Accidental Shortcut During Rally Monte Carlo
If you ever get a chance to talk with Mini rally champion Rauno Aaltonen, definitely do so. He’s a wealth of driving knowledge and terrific company. Recently, Rauno sat down with Sympatico’s...
Motor Trend Chooses MINI Over Quirky Rivals
We love a good comparison test here at MotoringFile, especially when the MINI gets its due as a driver’s car – especially the Cooper. While MINI doesn’t always come out on top...
Video: NYC Coupé Test Drive
A very fun driving video from MINI USA showing off the new Coupé in the cityscape of NYC. Big thanks to db for pointing it out over on dbmini.us. You’re all reading...
BMW/MINI Sued Over CVT Failures in Early MINIs
It’s well known in the MINI community that the CVT automatic transmission used in the early R50s was — how shall I put this delicately — kind of a pile of crap....
Autosport Names MINI WRC Rally Car of the Year
Without a doubt, MINI has made a huge splash its first year back racing in rally racing. Team MINI was in the chase for several podiums and found themselves standing on more...