2014 MINI Previewed: The Design
today starts the beginning of an entire week here at MF centered around the upcoming and completely new 2014 MINI. The Cladding is coming off and the next generation MINI is taking...
MotoringFile/WRR Interview: Dr. Kay Segler
If you want to know the current and future state of MINI, you go to the top. And that’s what we did at NAIAS in talking with Dr. Kay Segler. We spoke...
MINI’s 3 Cylinder Engine Previewed
Last fall BMW trotted out a modified 1 Series hatch to a few select European journalists not to preview a car but an engine. Under the hood was the B38 3 Cylinder...
New F56 Spy Shots Confirm Rocketman-style Headlights
As test mules continue to circle Germany for the next generation MINI hatch, spy photographers are snapping more and more photos of the car’s details. This latest image confirms something we’ve been...
MINI and BMW to Dramatically Expand Model Ranges
This post is also featured over on our sister site, BimmerFile.com. In various interviews over the past few months, BMW executives have hinted at grand plans for the UKL platform. Reported by...
MINI’s Next Generation N37 3 Cylinder Engine: Hearing is Believing
One of the biggest concerns about MINI’s upcoming three cylinder (after power) is sound. What do three cylinders sound like compared to the current four? Based on first-hand experiences and the video...
MINI to Outsource Some Manufacturing to VDL in the Netherlands
Last year we reported that BMW was seriously looking at production for MINI outside of both Oxford and Austria. First it was Germany that was considered. Then BMW looked seriously at buying...
A BMW Insider Weighs in on Upcoming MINI Models
Frequent MotoringFile commenter and known BMW insider, Herr26, left us a interesting comment yesterday on our recent post regarding upcoming MINI models. As with all of his comments (here or BimmerFile) don’t...
Woofcast #437
Woofcast 437: [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.whiteroofradio.com/podcasts/woof437.mp3] Download | WRR @ iTunes | 31.0MB | 1:05:57 | Show Notes Paceman. 3 cylinder MINIs. Bocce Ball. What more could you want out of a Podcast? Monkeys? Don’t...