MF Interviews At NAIAS, We Want Your Questions
Next week we’ll be at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit and have access to a number of key people within MINI. We’ll be talking Paceman and certainly trying to...
MF Review: MINI Countryman All4 On Snowy Streets
In my estimation, the Countryman exists to appeal primarily to two groups: those who want more interior room, and those who want a MINI with AWD. I definitely fall into the latter...
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...
Cadillac Targeting MINI In Europe
British car site Autocar is reporting that Cadillac has set its sights on MINI with the Urban Luxury Concept recently debuted at the LA Auto Show. Talking with designer Niki Smart, the...
First US Ad For the Fiat 500
The Fiat 500 is not a new car. At least, it’s not a new car elsewhere in the world. You can buy one in Vietnam, in fact. But by many estimations, the...
GM To Go Head-To-Head Against MINI?
Word ’round the internet campfire is that GM is seriously considering a premium hatch aimed directly at the MINI. LeftLaneNews is reporting that a project, dubbed “fun and fashion”, is being headed...
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...
How to Save JCW
Given the debut this week of the revised JCW, it seemed an appropriate time to take a step back and talk about the JCW line and how MINI could create something truly...
Why We Love the MINI (a MINI Manifesto)
Ok we’ve had it. We need a break from our regular programing to say a few things. We all critique MINI and wish it had this and that but the truth is...