1981 Austin MiniMetro HLE
The hype surrounding the relaunch of the Rover Metro in 1990 would have had the world believe it was an amazing new car, with multiple awards from patriotic publications and much made of the fact it had adopted the company's new K-Series engine, which had debuted the previous year in the 214 hatch. A lot of it was just that, though - hype.
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The Metro (the Mini prefix was soon dropped) proved a big success for BL with luxury Vanden Plas and sporty MG and MG Turbo versions joining the original Austin model in 1982.. marketed the car as simply the Metro until it became the Rover Metro in 1990. At the same time as morphing into a Rover, the Metro also received a new K Series engine.
Raise a glass to 25 years of the Rover Metro
Rover Metro When Alan was forced into making cutbacks, Lynn, his long-suffering PA, suggested he should buy a new Metro. "I'm not driving a Mini Metro," he said repeatedly before Lynn.
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Buyer's guide: Rover Mini By Malcolm McKay Features | 21 Sep 2018 Why you'd want one The launch of the Metro - which was meant to replace the Mini - led to the 22-year old legend being reduced to just three 1000 models: the base City, the upgraded HL and the HL Estate, the last retaining the Clubman front end.
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Designed to be a replacement for the Mini, the Metro didn't quite surpass its little brother during its run. Whilst many companies had already begun to investigate the super-mini market, British Leyland and the Metro entered late into the race.. The Metro was badged as an Austin, MG and Rover Metro during its almost two decade long run. It.
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Metro buyer's guide Much more than an attainable Mini alternative, the Metro is a fast-appreciating and endangered national treasure Destined to be outlived by the very car it was intended to replace, the Metro was once something of a laughing stock, especially among the diehard Mini fans.
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Nah, there was just the 1.0 & 1.3 A-series in the original Austin Metro. The 2nd Gen Rover metro had the 1.1 & 1.4 Rover K-series 8-valve engines,the 1.4 Citroen AX Derived Diesel and the top whack 1.4 Fuel-injected K-series, plus the 1.5 Peugeot Diesel (in the later Rover 100)
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The cheapest model was £3,095, undercutting its main rival, the Ford Fiesta, by £65. Seventeen years later, now badged as the Rover 100, Metro number 2,078,219 became the final car to emerge.
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30th January 2023 Rover Mini buyer's guide The Mk7 Mini was collectable from the outset - but these revised classics can still be troublesome. Here's what to look for
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Austin Metro history. 1980 Oct Austin Mini Metro launched, as a three-door only, 1.0 to 1.3 HLE/HLS. 1982 May 72bhp MG and luxury Vanden Plas. 1982 Oct MG Metro Turbo (93bhp, 9.4 secs, 112mph), 1.3 auto and Morris van added. 1984 Oct Facelift, vented front discs added, new fascia and stalks, five-door option. 1985 Metro 6R4 Group B rally car unveiled: 2991cc V6, 250bhp in road trim (200 built)
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The Metro is a supermini British economy car that was produced by the Austin Rover Group division of British Leyland and its successors. It was launched in 1980 as the Austin miniMetro. It was intended to complement the Mini, and was developed under the codename LC8.
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11th September 2023 Rover Metro 1.4SI buyer's guide The Rover Metro was praised by the press in period when it first arrived - but can a low-mileage survivor still impress today? Words and images: Jack Grover With thanks to: Beech Hill Garage
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A CVT Mini / Minki that possibly carries over the Rover Metro/100 R6 CVT would have been an even more temptation proposition, since in the lighter Mini / Minki it would have theoretically possessed the sort of pace that harks back to the original 1275 Cooper S in a more relaxing package.