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...
2017 Countryman Spotted on the ‘Ring (Video)
The announcement of the 2016 Clubman is not even one week old and we are already moving on to other news. A little more than a month ago, the F60 Countryman was spotted...
MINI USA Officially Unveils 2016 Model Year Pricing and Equipment Changes
If you’re a frequent MotoringFile reader you would have seen much of the information that MINI USA released today for the 2016 model year changes. However if you missed our report earlier...
MINI Making the Case for Superleggera Production
This week, [Autocar](http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/bold-mini-superleggera-concept-could-still-make-production) decided  there’s still hope that the Superleggera will enter production. While enthusiasts probably begin to grow frustrated by these rumors, Autocar’s take is based on an actual conversation with...
The New BMW X1 – A Preview of the Next MINI Countryman & Clubman
Today BMW fans are either celebrating a new model or mourning the passing of their small rear wheel drive crossover. Either way you’re looking at the first front wheel drive based BMW...