According to both Euro NCAP and the IIHS, the new MINI Countryman (U25) is the safest MINI ever made. Yet its NCAP adult occupant score is actually lower than its two predecessors....
“ICE and combustion will never disappear. Never.” It sounds like a comment in the MotoringFile comment section but it actually came from Jochen Goller, a key BMW leader on the BMW Group...
The EU has announced it will bring forward its review of the 2035 zero-emission vehicle target to the end of this year, two years earlier than planned. On the surface this is...
The Goodwood Revival isn’t just a car event. It’s a portal. For three days each September, the gates of the Goodwood Motor Circuit open not only to historic racing cars but to...
Concept cars have always been part theater, part crystal ball. For decades BMW and MINI have used them to test radical ideas, hint at future direction, and just as importantly, inject a...
BMW has been teasing the Neue Klasse for years. On MotoringFile, we’ve covered how it represents a full reboot for BMW Group, built from the ground up for electrification, digitalization, and sustainability....
MINI x Dues Ex Machina have succeeded in creating the most talked about MINI concepts in over a decade. But how did they come together? We have an inside look at the...
The Goodwood Revival has long been the spiritual home for classic Minis, but for 2025 the race will see something entirely new — or rather, something old made new again. The long-lost...
On 26 August 1959, the British Motor Corporation revealed a tiny four-seater that would change the industry. The Mini, penned by Alec Issigonis, wasn’t simply clever, it was revolutionary. With a transverse...
MINI is extending BMW Group’s “RELAX. WE CARE.” AI powered service to MINI with the rollout of Proactive Care. The idea is simple but powerful: let the car act like a digital...