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Summary
The last new car launched under the Austin name, with a sturdier dashboard than the original Maestro's and, on the MG, electronic instruments that talked.
Specifications
Cockpit
Instrument cluster
Mainstream versions have analog dials, with a service indicator and a car outline that shows open doors and lights left on. The MG Montego's electronic cluster has an illustrated colour display; the mileage reading shows only with the ignition on.
Infotainment
Voice synthesis warning system with trip computer
A female voice, which also announced the date and service reminders.
Controls
Two heater levers, partly hidden by the steering wheel; the left stalk carries warning lights in its tip.
Facts
- Austin Rover launched the Montego, developed as project LM11, on 25 April 1984.[4][2]
- Like the MG and Vanden Plas Maestro, the MG Montego had a trip computer alongside its electronic instruments and spoken warnings.[1]
- The MG Montego EFi showed speed in large coloured digits, and the display could be dimmed.[3]
- At start-up the voice confirmed that monitored functions were working normally, and it warned of the handbrake, ice on the road and worn brake pads.[3]
- Austin Rover used the talking dashboard of the top models to promote the Montego, but it proved unreliable and was soon withdrawn.[1]