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Today we have another great question from the MotoringFile inbox that we’d like to pose to the community. Tim is wondering which path to go down: buy a used MINI or lease a new one? It’s a question I know I’ve wrestled with myself, and while I have my own suggestions for Tim, we want [...] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

There you have it. The official word is out. In a year overflowing with MINI events, MINI United is officially happening May 11-13. Set your sights on Le Castellet, France and the Circuit Paul Ricard for what MINI is summing up as “FRIENDS. FESTIVAL. RACING.” The world MINI festival will bring visitors together from all [...] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

According to Germany’s Autobilde (via Autoblog) BMW is one of 6-7 firms in the running to by the Saab brand. Why would a successful company like BMW want to own one of the most trouble automakers in recent history? We can see three reasons. 1. Front Wheel Drive Saab’s offerings have traditionally been front wheel [...]<br/> <br/> (visit MotoringFile for the full article) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j52o54abS1fHKl6sUemNagG8PLs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j52o54abS1fHKl6sUemNagG8PLs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j52o54abS1fHKl6sUemNagG8PLs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j52o54abS1fHKl6sUemNagG8PLs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=aMhBPmBfMkM:pA15JtyqOlQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=aMhBPmBfMkM:pA15JtyqOlQ:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?i=aMhBPmBfMkM:pA15JtyqOlQ:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=aMhBPmBfMkM:pA15JtyqOlQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?i=aMhBPmBfMkM:pA15JtyqOlQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=aMhBPmBfMkM:pA15JtyqOlQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?i=aMhBPmBfMkM:pA15JtyqOlQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Motoringfile/~4/aMhBPmBfMkM" height="1" width="1"/><br /><br />Читать дальше

Premium small car brand MINI has stepped up its involvement in the Middle East sales area in geographical terms as well: the brand’s market entry into the Kingdom of Jordan brings a further boost to MINI’s presence in this growth-intensive economic region. In 2011, MINI posted a 77 per cent increase in sales in the [...]<br/> <br/> (visit MotoringFile for the full article) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/esxA5tQIvaGZFe0XXbyKIafbYLA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/esxA5tQIvaGZFe0XXbyKIafbYLA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/esxA5tQIvaGZFe0XXbyKIafbYLA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/esxA5tQIvaGZFe0XXbyKIafbYLA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=VYyPNNnIYh4:QYyM51b5c_k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=VYyPNNnIYh4:QYyM51b5c_k:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?i=VYyPNNnIYh4:QYyM51b5c_k:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=VYyPNNnIYh4:QYyM51b5c_k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?i=VYyPNNnIYh4:QYyM51b5c_k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=VYyPNNnIYh4:QYyM51b5c_k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?i=VYyPNNnIYh4:QYyM51b5c_k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Motoringfile/~4/VYyPNNnIYh4" height="1" width="1"/><br /><br />Читать дальше

The European branch of Automotive News is reporting that MINI’s Dr. Kay Segler admitted to plans to scale back MINI’s sales operations in Europe due to the current sovereign debt crisis. That will mean a reduction in the number of MINI dealerships present in certain markets. However, drops in demand in Europe appear to be [...]<br/> <br/> (visit MotoringFile for the full article) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/09JXzKOGmq323vHGGBizBrFwV48/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/09JXzKOGmq323vHGGBizBrFwV48/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/09JXzKOGmq323vHGGBizBrFwV48/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/09JXzKOGmq323vHGGBizBrFwV48/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=MnlI7-ToJiM:tLO_kmZRr8Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=MnlI7-ToJiM:tLO_kmZRr8Y:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?i=MnlI7-ToJiM:tLO_kmZRr8Y:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=MnlI7-ToJiM:tLO_kmZRr8Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?i=MnlI7-ToJiM:tLO_kmZRr8Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=MnlI7-ToJiM:tLO_kmZRr8Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?i=MnlI7-ToJiM:tLO_kmZRr8Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Motoringfile/~4/MnlI7-ToJiM" height="1" width="1"/><br /><br />Читать дальше

It’s been too long since we featured some of the many questions we get here at MF. So this week we’re going to dust off the Ask MF feature and bring a few of them to you. Today’s question comes from David in Texas: “Yesterday a large rock/missile hit my hood scoop and broke it [...]<br/> <br/> (visit MotoringFile for the full article) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gSWmJkpVi208irbQojSILGk4xSo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gSWmJkpVi208irbQojSILGk4xSo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gSWmJkpVi208irbQojSILGk4xSo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gSWmJkpVi208irbQojSILGk4xSo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=wWkpgRE_3Tw:cZRnUsjZNXA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=wWkpgRE_3Tw:cZRnUsjZNXA:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?i=wWkpgRE_3Tw:cZRnUsjZNXA:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=wWkpgRE_3Tw:cZRnUsjZNXA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?i=wWkpgRE_3Tw:cZRnUsjZNXA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?a=wWkpgRE_3Tw:cZRnUsjZNXA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Motoringfile?i=wWkpgRE_3Tw:cZRnUsjZNXA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Motoringfile/~4/wWkpgRE_3Tw" height="1" width="1"/><br /><br />Читать дальше

Last week we asked you to help us design and spec MotoringFile’s new MINI Roadster. And after 12 hours and over a thousand votes were cast and counted we have a definitive winner. The Angry Midnight Black JCW that we created won with over 500 votes cast for a total of 47% of the vote. [...] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

А зачем их разочаровывать? Мысль! Так, мимо нас точно не пройдут.

Можете на диагностику приехать в Клубный Сервис. Там постараются максимально объективно дать заключение.

Спасибо всем, кто присылал идеи. Основными нитьями были матрёшки и благотворительность. На этом и остановимся. С кором времени будет принят окончательны дизайн и концепция. Будет очень круто.

The MINI Clubman is already the most practical car in the range in terms of cargo space. Fold the back seats down and pile it in. Well MINI has taken it a step further with the new MINI Clubvan Concept. Featuring opaque rear windows, a rear seat delete, and a handy cargo cage, the Clubvan [...] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Lighting up the MotoringFile inbox this week was a story from HealthyStuff.org naming its top ten best and worst cars in terms of material toxicity. You know that delicious new car smell? HealthyStuff.org suggests you don’t breathe that in too deeply. They’re saying that all the plastics, glues, foam and other materials that make up... (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

[Official Release] MINI presents a specially designed limited edition of CARMINA CAMPUS bags that will be presented at an exclusive preview event at 10 Corso Como, during Milan Fashion Week. In the true spirit of CARMINA CAMPUS’ philosophy, which is based on employing only re-used or reclaimed materials to make fashion accessories, the bags are... (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

You may have noticed in our recent review of the MINI Roadster that we were completely smitten. For the first time ever MINI has created an open top car that combines open-top motoring with and similar performance to the hard top MINI. It’s a thoroughly intoxicating mix of back to basics motoring combined with modern [...] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

As is customary, MINI will be rolling out a handful of key changes for production starting this March. As is typical they call into three categories: color and trim, new and/or updated options and restrictions. Let’s take a look at all of them after the break. The White Silver package with the Clubman will not [...] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

As recently discussed over at our sister site BimmerFile, there are few guilty pleasures that rival driving a winter-tire equipped rear wheel drive car in snow. It’s the definition of easy hooning and a fun way to play drift champ without sacrificing tires. Yet the front wheel drive MINI gives you a very different experience. [...] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

Great marketing is often a balancing act. Play it too safe and you’re boring. Push the envelope too much, and you’ll embarrass your brand and even lose customers. Sometimes, it’s the little, seemingly innocuous things that can blow up in the marketer’s face. Take for instance, a recent sponsorship stunt undertaken by one of... (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

MINI USA has begun informing dealers that the R60 Countryman Cooper S will see it’s speed be artificially limited to 128 mph with March builds. Previously the Countryman Cooper S could eek out 134 mph before wind resistance halted progress. It’s a minor tweak but still one that obviously had to be made. Which if [...] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

The MINI Rocketman/MINI CITY is a concept that just won’t die, yet it’s also a car that might not actually live to see production. We’ve gotten conflicting reports since the Rocketman Concept’s debut that the diminutive MINI both would and wouldn’t see real world production. Various people in leadership, including... (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

We are car talking fools tonight, just as soon as we finish talking about the weather, of course. News from MotoringFile, especially Gabe’s take onRoadster he got to drive last week. That turned into a talk about JCW and wheels, among other things. Finishing up with some AskChad. Keep those questions coming in gang! Also, [...] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

The day has come that many of us have dreaded – MINI has officially announced that Prodrive is out as the factory supported MINI team for the WRC. MINI is parting ways with the UK based rally specialists and will effectively take over the reigns by handing them to MINI Team Portugal for the 2012 [...] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

In MINI’s quest to make the JCW line more recognizable, they’ll finally be adding the JCW aero-kit as standard to the JCW Clubman. The change will begin with March production. The subtle design tweaks to the aero-kit that we saw with the factory introduction of the R56 aero-kit will be carried through to the Clubman [...] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше

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We’re getting up to our contrasting roof in MINI special editions these days. The latest is the Highgate Convertible. Like its special edition siblings, it’s named for a London neighborhood and it’s playing a big role in the build up to the 2012 London Olympics — where BMW and MINI will be major sponsors. This [...] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> Читать дальше