The Montego was the last car British Leyland ever launched under the Austin name before the badge was retired.
Lead trim: 1300 A-Plus (68 bhp) · up to 150 hp
Austin Montego1984–1994
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FactThe Montego was the last car British Leyland ever launched under the Austin name before the badge was retired.
A British family car produced from April 1984 to December 1994, first by British Leyland and then by the Rover Group, as a four-door saloon and a five-door estate. It replaced both the rear-wheel-drive Morris Ital and the front-wheel-drive Austin Ambassador to give British Leyland an all-new rival to the Ford Sierra and Vauxhall Cavalier, and it was launched as both an Austin and a performance-enhanced MG. It began as a four-door notchback variant of project LC10, with development starting in 1977, and it was the last car launched under the Austin marque, which was phased out with the 1989 model-year facelift after which it was sold without a marque. The saloon ended in 1993 with the introduction of the Rover 600 Series while the estate continued until December 1994, and it was sold as the Rover Montego in India, Taiwan and Trinidad. It was closely related to the Austin Maestro.
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Trims & Figures
6 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 A-Plus (68 bhp) | 1984–1989 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 68 hp | 75 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1600 S-series (86 bhp) | 1984–1993 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 86 hp | 97 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 O-Series carburettor (104 bhp) | 1984–1993 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 104 hp | 120 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 O-Series fuel injection (115 bhp) | 1984–1993 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 115 hp | 131 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 Perkins Prima TD diesel (81 hp) | 1988–1994 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 81 hp | 116 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| MG 2.0 O-Series turbo (150 bhp) | 1984–1993 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 150 hp | 169 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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