Coverage of the MINI R50 and R53 including reviews, buying guides, ownership advice, and historical perspective. These first generation modern MINIs remain icons and this hub documents their strengths and weaknesses.
After weeks of new MINI news we wanted to dig into the MotoringFile archives for a blast from the past. Behold the MINI Maverick trading cards from the MINI Maverick campaign. Mavericks...
The concept of a circular economy isn’t a revolutionary new concept but one that has been practiced since humans first crawled out of caves. But doing it at scale is the real...
MINI is giving us a look back at the history of the MINI Cooper and specifically the sporty side of things. OFFICIAL RELEASE For automotive fans with manual skills, the premises in...
It’s hard to believe but it’s been 20 years of the new MINI. While we’ll have our own look-back later this year, Autocar has a great retrospective work a look full of...
Twenty years ago this week BMW took the wraps off of the all new MINI at the Paris Motor Show. Two decades and three generations on the original “new” MINI still appeals...
This story originally appeared in the April 2006 edition of MotoringFile. Due to a recent post on Instagram we’ve seen a bunch of interest in this long forgotten and highly rare JCW...
Shockingly it’s been nearly 20 years since the R50 MINI was introduced at the Paris motor show in the fall of 2000. Two decades and three generations on the original “new” MINI...
How was the modern MINI born? Over the past 15 years MotoringFile has written much about Mini, Rover and BMW in the 1990s. Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of that...
The original “new” MINI Cooper was designed over 20 years ago by Frank Stephenson, one of the most revered automotive designers of the last 50 years. But beyond that Frank has also...
Autocar has an excellent look back at the formative years of the new MINI and specifically the last minute switch For MINI production from the famous Longbridge plant to MINI’s current home...