MINI Advertising in 2006

Earlier in the week, we had a piece on the MINI Ad Agency Drive that focused mostly on the drive that took place this past Sunday at Butler Shine.  Now, we’re going to...

RIP Liquid Yellow

While Dave will probably be posting a bit more on the recent (and untimely) death of several MINI colors, I thought I’d make a special mention on Liquid Yellow. As we reported...

More R55 Spyshots

It looks like Autoexpress back with more MINI news based on some spy shots first run by Worldcarfans.com. While there’s nothing new to see that we didn’t get a look at last...

The MINI Traveler To Be Renamed?

We’ve recently learned that MINI will most likely will not be using the name “Traveler” on their upcoming long wheel base car. This is primarily due to the fact that the ownership...

Happy Fourth Birthday MINI USA

Four years ago on March 22nd 2002 the first MINI dealers in the US opened their doors. I vividly remember showing up at Knauz MINI that morning in an effort to get...

Castagna’s Hybrid MINI

Tucked away in the corner of this year’s Geneva Motorshow were a couple of rather interesting concepts created by the coach builder Carrozzeria Castagna (maker of the original new MINI wagon that...

Ask a MINI Service Advisor: Answers

A huge thanks to Aleks for taking on this herculean task of answering your questions. Not only did Aleks use his own time to answer these questions, he also passed along the...

Next Generation MINI Revealed (Updated)

It’s been almost a year since we posted “Next Generation MINI Revealed“. During that time it has gone on to be out most visited story ever. Originally posted in March of 2005,...

The Kerri Martin Effect?

Back in March 2005, MotoringFile reported on the departure of Kerri Martin from MINIUSA to become director of marketing at VW. A couple recent developments caught our eye as projects Ms. Martin...

Best Roads in the World (MotoringFile Edition)

Okay MotoringFile readers, you’ve asked for it and now you’ve got it. Let’s hear all about that sacred strip of pavement that you call your favorite. Where they are, when to drive...