An Ode to the Manual

It’s the right of passage many of us graduate to early in life that quickly becomes a badge of honor. It’s the subtle cue to another enthusiast that you’re serious about the...

The MINI Diet

This story comes to us from MotoringFile contributor Brendan. I met TonyB two years ago through North American Motoring and we’ve kept in touch sporadically since then. I bought my current suspension...

Fifth Gear Reviews The Countryman

Host Vicki Butler-Henderson from Britain’s other car show gives us her video two cents on MINI’s new Countryman. In short, she praises the car for its practicality, then derides it for not...

Opinion: Keep Your DSG. I’ll Take a Manual.

Today we’re introducing a new feature at MotoringFile. As a result of the many enthusiastic responses we received to our call for a full-time writer, we decided to add a few part-time...