Auto Electronics - New Crutchfield Audio Profile For The MINI
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Electronics Profile by Rick Carlton
Originally designed by Britain’s Austin Motor Company in 1956, the MINI has been part of the American car scene for over 50 years. Throughout the decades, and regardless of who owned the marque, the little car has always offered practical utility, oddly dramatic styling (‘boxy but cute,’ ‘powered roller-skate’ etc.), and a healthy dose of driving fun, particularly when considering the car’s performance variant the "Cooper S."
After suffering through a series of corporate mergers and acquisitions between the MINI’s 1959 roll-out and the early 90s, BMW finally took control of the product line in 1994...... read more HERE