When British Leyland Tried To Build a Hot Hatch - MG Maestro 1600
236K views · Jul 17, 2025 · Autos & Vehicles
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@Chris-mh3vf · 1 year ago
I rolled one of these into a ditch and as I crawled out of the drivers window the car said “oil level low “ 😂 it was upside down!
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@el.Andreas · 1 year ago
As a german, when I was young and blinded by the Golf I laughed about this "helpless try" to copy the GTI, nowadays it's a completely different thing, it needed many years for me to understand that cars have its own character, now I love to explore these different characters, thank you, Jack, love your videos 😊 cool car👍
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@martinda7446 · 1 year ago
The shape has aged extremely well... They look very good. How did we not notice at the time? Because we sure didn't.
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@rocketlurcheradventures · 1 year ago
Saw a base Maestro being driven around about a year ago. Clocked the plate to look it up and see the mileage. It was on 325,000 miles and still going strong!
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@DJBaldPaul · 1 year ago
The fact the electronic dash is still working and talking after all this time is quite amazing.
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@happyhammer1973 · 1 year ago
Best car I ever had! MG Maestro 2.0efi. Shit off a shovel. I miss that car.
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@Terminator2911 · 1 year ago
I was an apprentice at an Austin Rover dealer when these were out, I'm 57 now, how time flies!!
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@michaelbousfield4778 · 1 year ago
Looks lovely and a credit to its owner. Cabin looks so bright and airy compared with modern cars.
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@scotty6346 · 1 year ago
The Maestro Turbo was bloody quick in it's day, I remember them.
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@Carrera-gp9od · 1 year ago
The later 2.0efi version was actually pretty good .
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@EyesWideOpen61 · 1 year ago
People can say this isn’t real MG, I get that. But it’s a bit more authentic/British than a sparkly Chinese SUV, right
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@borisdethloff6504 · 1 year ago
I always liked the design: clear and clean lines.👍 Even the back looks good and that's rather rare.
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