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The Metro is a supermini car, later a city car that was produced from 1980 to 1998, first by British Leyland (BL) and later by the Rover Group. It was launched in 1980 as the Austin Mini Metro (styled AUSTIN miniMETRO). The Mini Metro was intended to complement and eventually replace the original BMC Mini, and was developed under the codename LC8.
The revised Rover Metro had its suspension interconnected and went on to receive plaudits for the quality of its ride. The Austin Maxi was the only in production car to feature both systems. The Maxi featured 1100 designed Hydrolastic units with the regulator valve fitted with the interconnection pipe.
The mechanically interconnected Citroen 2CV suspension was assessed in the mid-1950s by Alec Issigonis and Alex Moulton (according to an interview by Moulton with Car magazine in the late 1990s), [citation needed] and was an inspiration in the design of the Hydrolastic suspension system for the Mini and Austin 1100, to try to keep the benefits ...
The Austin Metro, launched in 1980, was only available as a hatchback, as was the 1983 Austin Maestro. ... independent suspension with hydrolastic shock absorbers ...
To create the car, ERA installed a turbocharged Austin Rover A-Series 1300 MG Metro engine, which produces 94 bhp (70 kW) at 6200 rpm and gave the car a claimed top speed of 115 mph (185 km/h), [2] in a standard Mini and modified the body, suspension, brakes, water and oil cooling systems, and interior.
AR6 Austin Metro replacement - was scaled back in scope and became the R6 Rover Metro program, launched in 1990. [22] AR7 Proposed Austin Maestro facelift - scheduled for a 1990 release, but cancelled in 1985 in favor of the AR8. [23] AR8 Proposed replacement for the Rover 214/216. Evolved into the R8 Rover 200-series in 1988. AR9 Austin ...
Leadership for Austin's public transit union has raised concerns, contending the multinational company has a poor track record on labor issues. CapMetro mulling $752 million contract for a new ...
CapMetro Rail is a hybrid rail (light rail with some features similar to commuter rail) system that serves the Greater Austin area in Texas and is owned by CapMetro, Austin's primary public transportation provider. The Red Line is CapMetro's first and currently only rail line, and connects Downtown Austin with Austin's northwestern