All We Know About the 2023 4th Generation MINI
If you’ve been following comments on MotoringFile recently you’ll now there’s been some great discussion about the 2023 4th Generation MINI. The original intent was for BMW to replace the current F56...
A Look Back at the Most Beautiful MINI Ever: MINI Superleggera Concept
Today we’re looking back at the car that almost was – the MINI Superleggera Concept. Reportedly approved and then ultimately cancelled, the Superleggera succeeded in ushering in a new era of design...
Autocar: Next Generation MINI Pushed Back, 3 Door Hatch Potentially Cancelled
Last week we brought you the bombshell rumor that MINI was considering killing the iconic three door hatch in its next generation models due in the first part of the next decade....
Future MINI Models to Offer a Choice of Internal Combustion, Hybrid & Electric Options
With the wraps coming off of the BMW Vision iNext Concept, MINI has updated us on the forthcoming all electric MINI hatch on timing and production. But more interesting, there’s a statement...
A Look at the Future of MINI Design
A couple recent articles in Autocar have shed some light on MINI’s design aspirations. But digging a little deeper and looking at an interview we published earlier this year, we can begin...
2019 MINI Preview: The Electric MINI, 300 hp JCWs and Model Refreshes
2019 will be a year dominated by the highly anticipated all electric MINI. But that’s not all the brand has planned for the 2019 calendar year. There are some subtle and not...
Rumor: BMW to Delay 4th Generation MINI Due to Electric Models
Hope you like the current generation of MINIs because they’re sticking around for a bit. The current MINI hatch debuted in late 2013 as a 2014 model. Following normal BMW/MINI protocol that...
It’s Official: BMW is Partnering with Great Wall Motor to Develop and Build Electric MINIs in China
As sources had predicted, BMW is looking to co-develop and produce electric MINIs in a China. On the face of it, this letter of intent means that BMW is getting very serious...
Rumor: Next Generation MINI to Get its Own Platform
The next generation MINI due in the years ahead could get its own MINI-specific platform. A platform that isn’t bound by BMW design requirements and thus (theoretically) better suited for smaller MINIs....
BMW i3s Traction Control System Destined for Future MINIs
The BMW i3s traction control system is destined for all future MINIs according to BMW. The system is designed to work particularly well with electric motors which typically have high torque very...