Austin Maestro

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); 1998–2017 (China)
Assembly	United Kingdom: Cowley, Oxford, England (Cowley plant); Bulgaria: Varna (Rodacar: 1995–1996); China: Qingdao (Etsong: 1998–2003); China: Changchun (FAW: 2003–2006); China: Chengdu (Sichuan Auto Industry Group Company Ltd: 2008–2017)
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; 1.5 L CQ4C15 I4;
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 small family car which was produced in Oxford, England from November 1982 to December 1994. There are two body styles, a five-door hatchback and a two-door van. It was introduced by British Leyland (BL) under the Austin marque, with the Rover Group (BL's successor from 1986 onwards) selling it simply as the Maestro starting from 1988. The Maestro replaced 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. 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. After production in the UK ended, complete knock-down kits were assembled in Varna, Bulgaria from 1995 to 1996 under the Rodacar joint venture. Various derivatives were also made in China from 1997 to 2017.