Austin Maestro
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The Austin Maestro is a five-door hatchback small family car (and two-door van derivative) that was produced from November 1982 to 1986 by British Leyland, and from 1986 until December 1994 by Rover Group, as a replacement for the Austin Maxi and Austin Allegro, with the van version replacing the corresponding van derivative of the Morris Ital. The car was produced at Morris' former Oxford plant, also known as Cowley, with 605,000 units sold.[3] Today, the redeveloped factory builds the BMW Mini. An MG-branded performance version was sold as the MG Maestro from 1983 until 1991.
Austin Maestro | |
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1983 Austin Maestro | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | British Leyland (1982–1986) Rover Group (1986–1995) |
Also called | MG Maestro Rover Maestro FAW-Etsong Lubao (hatchback)/ Lande (van) |
Production | 1982–1994 (Austin/Rover Maestro) 1983–1991 (MG Maestro) 1995–2001 (remaining CKD kits) 2001–2007 (China) |
Assembly | Oxford, England Varna, Bulgaria Qingdao, China (Etsong) (1998–2003) Changchun, China (FAW) (2003–2005) Chengdu, China (Sichuan Auto Industry Group Company Ltd) (2006–2007) |
Designer | Ian Beech David Bache |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Small family car (C) |
Body style | 2-door van 5-door hatchback |
Layout | FF layout |
Related | Austin Montego Yema F99 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | |
Transmission | 4 or 5-speed manual, 3-speed automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,510 mm (98.8 in) |
Length | 4,050 mm (159.4 in) |
Width | 1,690 mm (66.5 in) |
Height | 1,430 mm (56.3 in) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor |
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Successor | Rover 200 MkII |
Although later models were sometimes referred to as the Rover Maestro, the model never wore the Rover badge. The Austin Montego saloon was a variant of the Maestro.