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Austin Maestro

1983 – 1997 · Great Britain

Austin›Maestro

The Austin Maestro, a five-door hatchback small family car, was introduced by British Leyland in 1982 to replace the Austin Maxi and Austin Allegro. Production continued under the ownership of Rover Group until 1994, with a total of 605,000 units produced. The van version also replaced the Morris Ital derivative. The car was manufactured at the former Oxford plant, known as Cowley, which now produces the BMW Mini. Additionally, a high-performance MG Maestro variant was available from 1983 to 1991 under the MG brand. Despite later models being commonly referred to as the Rover Maestro, the vehicle never officially bore the Rover badge. The Austin Maestro combined practicality and family-friendly features in a