Gallery : MG Metro

The MG Metro 1300 was a welcome addition to the ranks of the sporting hatchback. Although comfortably outgunned by such cars as the Ford Fiesta XR2 and Renault 5 Gordini (Alpine in Europe), the 72bhp MG was nevertheless a pleasurable steed and it soon found a ready market. In the UK, the car was lauded by the motoring press, most notably, What Car? magazine, who voted it their Car of the Year for 1983. Performance: 0-60mph, 12.2 seconds, maximum speed, 100mph (source: Autocar)The Metro was the first Austin Rover car to be subjected to the MG treatment. Arguably, it was the most successful recipient of the octagon treatment, perhaps because the early versions were rather similar to the Mini-Cooper in spirit… MG Metro 1300 MG Metro Turbo Identifiable from its more humble normally aspirated brother by its […]
Lire la suite…

Marqué avec