MotoringFile Site News
As 2025 comes to a close, one thing is clear. The global MINI community is as curious, engaged, and opinionated as it has ever been. And once again, MotoringFile existed to serve...
Taking a page from other sites out there MotoringFile is dropping its first official T-shirt offering just in time for the dog days of summer. Partnering with Teespring, we’re bringing you five...
Ladies and gentleman, you’re looking at the first complete redesign of MotoringFile in a very (very) long time. With this new design we’ve focused on de-cluttering and streamlining the site in terms...
MotoringFile was one of the first automotive blogs in the world. And over the years we’ve evolved while staying true to our mission to bring you the best of the MINI world...
It is Thanksgiving here in the United States and although many of our readers reside in other countries, it still feels appropriate to express our feelings of gratitude to all of our readers, MINI,...
For the third year running, MINI USA is providing MotoringFile with a long-term test car. Last year, it was a JCW Roadster soft top filled with premium touches. We’ll have our final...
If you’re viewing this post on a mobile device you’re likely pretty happy. A few weeks ago the pinch and zoom functionality built into the iPhone (and other mobile devices) simply quit...
After seven plus years of essentially the same commenting system on MF, we’re completely starting over. Starting immediately we’re moving all new and existing comments to the Disqus commenting system. So what...
I’m not even sure what to say here, folks, to be honest with you. Last night Gabe and I pulled more than 25 comments from the MINI Super Bowl commercial post before...
Some folks have written in about where the Pandora post has gone. We were asking the same question. We’re working with our host to recover the post and the comments. Stay tuned.
Some of you may have noticed a familiar name showing up a lot more often at the bottom of posts here on MotoringFile in the past few weeks. Part of our recent...
MINI USA has invited us down to Austin Texas today and tomorrow to drive the entire 2011 MINI model range. We’ll be getting more seat-time in the Countryman as well as another...