[alfa] centre instrument placement

[White Anthony <anthony.white@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>As to the latest craze of centrally mounted everything, this seems to be a
cost saving exercise as LHD and RHD cars are easier to produce.<<

Could I just point out that, particularly with the New Mini, it's a styling reference.   The New Mini is styled after the original Mini in a great many respects.  The centre mounted speedometer is one of these styling cues -- the original Mini had a big speedometer sitting in the middle of the front parcel shelf.  In the original Mini it may well have been an economic choice, but it seems highly unlikely that this is the case with the New Mini, considering how expensively built it is in most other respects.  

Regards,
Anthony White 
Wellington, NZ
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