he Metro emerged as the end product of a series of abortive attempts to produce a Mini successor. Conceptually it was very similar, with a bodyshell sitting on a pair of subframes, the familiar transverse A-Series engine with a four-speed gearbox in the sump, wheels in the furthest corners and unusual compact suspension; but the number of bits directly shared with the Mini were few. The Metro was a few inches bigger than the Mini in each dimension; it had bigger wheels and
AUSTIN METRO
Oct 26, 2022
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