Austin Maestro

Austin Maestro
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	1.3 L A-series I4 1.6 L R-series I4 1.6 L S-series I4 2.0 L O-series I4 (MG Maestro) 2.0 L Austin Rover MDi/Perkins Prima I4 diesel China: 1.3 L 8A-FE I4[1] 1.5 L CQ4C15 I4[2]
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	for Austin Maestro Austin Maxi Austin Allegro for MG Maestro MG 1300
Successor	Rover 200 MkII

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.

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.