MINI Previews F56 While Shooting its Next Commercial
The march towards November 18th continues with yet another sneak peek of the 2014 F56 MINI. This time MINI is using the opportunity to confirm one very important aspect of the new...
2014 MINI F56 Caught Completely Undisguised
Caught at a much better angle than before, this is the best look at the new 2014 F56 MINI. Crucially it gives us a better understanding of the overall shape of the...
Why MINI Chose Not to Upgrade its Automatic
What automatic will MINI use in the F56? That’s the question I asked MINI USA Head of Product Pat McKenna last week when MINI USA brought MotoringFile to its US Headquarters to...
World Debut: 2014 MINI F56 Engines & Transmissions – We Go In-Depth & Hands-on
Last week MINI USA invited MotoringFile to its New Jersey headquarters to discuss the highly-anticipated 2014 F56 MINI, and specifically, the new family of engines powering the car. MINI has grand plans...
F56 MINI Engines & Transmissions Unveiled – The Key Numbers
MotoringFile has just returned from a F56 product briefing wherein MINI revealed some key facts about the highly anticipated F56. But before we go into detail about the big picture technology under...
Finding the Perfect Used MINI – Your Stories
For so many years MotoringFile has focused on whats new and recently released. However with the price of 2002 MINIs now well below $10k there are great used MINI deals to be...
The 2014 F56 MINI – What Are You Most Looking Forward to?
We’ve detailed the F56 for years here at MF. And through some great sources and a bit of luck we’ve uncovered almost all about the next generation MINI (if you need a...
MINI’s Prince Engine is Dead. Enter the B37 & B48.
According to Automotive News Europe and “sources” BMW will let the current agreement to produce the “Prince” family of engines lapse in 2016. While this isn’t a surprise (we’ve known for many...
MINI Coupe & Roadster Spoiler Etiquette
This weekend I took a few photos of our longterm MINI Roadster parked on the side of the road and posted one on Twitter. Top down and spoiler up. Natural right? In...
MF Garage: Open Top Showdown. Roadster vs. Moto
It’s no secret that our MotoringFile long-term review car, a MINI JCW Roadster, has won us over to open top motoring. Between the grunt of the turbo, the overall refinement of the...