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The car was replacement for the much maligned Morris Ital, and was essentially a lengthened version of the Maestro model, which was developed at the same time. The Montego only differed in its frontal styling, and the obvious fact that it was a 4-door sedan. A station wagon derivative shortly followed.

Like its Maestro brother, the Montego suffered from its overly long development phase, which had been ongoing since 1975 amidst the industrial turmoil that had plagued both BL and ARG. As a result, the car fell short of modern rivals such as the Ford Sierra and Vauxhall Cavalier. Atrocious build quality and reliability problems did the Montego no favours either, although it offered many improvements (which were later incorporated into the Maestro), such as a new overhead camshaft engine (the S-Series), and a more robust dashboard. As with the Maestro, there was a high-performance MG version which again used the quirky digital instruments and trip computer, although without the voice of Nicolette MacKenzie featured on the Maestro, which by then had become an embarrassment.

However, despite all this the Montego matured into a good (but not great) car. A minor facelift for 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra enhanced its appeal, which was buoyed up by both the Perkins-engined dieselThis article is about the fuel. For other uses see diesel (disambiguation). Diesel is a product used as a fuel in a diesel engine invented by Rudolf Diesel, and perfected by Charles F. Petrodiesel One can obtain diesel from petroleum, which is called petr version, and the seven-seater version of the "Countryman" station wagon.

The facelift also saw the phasing out of the Austin name. These late-1980s models had a badge resembling the Rover Viking longship, but it was not identical, nor did the word 'Rover' ever appear on the cars.

In New ZealandFor alternative meanings, see New Zealand (disambiguation). New Zealand is a country formed of two major islands and a number of smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. A common Mori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa popularly translated as Land, these cars—saloons and estates—were known as the MG 2.0 range, and wore the official MG badge. This was the first MG estate car or station wagon.

By the early 1990s, the car was terminally aged, and production effectively ceased when the replacement car, the Rover 600-series was launched in 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic..

Montegos continued to be built in small numbers in kit form at the Cowley plant until 1994, when production finally ended. The last car was signed by all those that worked on it, and is now on display at the British Motor Heritage Museum in GaydonGaydon is a village in Warwickshire, England, close to Leamington Spa. Since World War Two it was the site of a huge RAF air base, home to a number of units of Britain's V bomber force of Vulcans, Victors and Valiants. The airfield was used for operationa.

An attempt was made to have the Montego assembled under licence in India, but this was later abandoned.

A version of the Austin Maestro with a Montego front end is built in Communist China.