1991 Rover - Austin Metro GTi 16v from UK and Ireland - Comments

Within 10 years, and 111,000 miles all I have had to do, apart from the odd service here-and-there, is replace the thermostat and the oil pressure switch.

Like the rest say, it handles sweetly and goes like no other small car... totally underestimated, mainly by Corsa and Baleno drivers..

No bloody metro is going to get 9/10 for performance. The idea of metro and performance together in the same sentence is laughable.

Sorry son, but with 105bhp and 0-60 in 8.4 seconds standard the Metro GTi MPi will leave a lot of cars for dead. All from a 1.4 as well. Before you go accusing Metros of being rubbish, go and drive one cos you obviously have NO idea what you are talking about. Stop being offensive to Metro drivers, and if you really want performance a 1.8 conversion is easily done and will have 145bhp, standard 0-60 in 6.3 seconds.

I agree. The GTI 16V MPI metro really is a very good little car. it has the most powerfull production 1.4 engine in the world and is based on the honda vetec engine. It is absolutely bullet proof!You cannot blow these engines up!And with a few bolt on mods watch out fiesta and nova drivers!The GTI metro is the daddy of small hot hatches!Very little can beat it from a standard standing start!

The Metro GTI is a wicked car, only let down by rust. I have blown off Golf Gti's, BMW 325's and Corsa GSI'S!!! The engine is mental, it screams through the rev range. It brings a smile to my face every time.

The GTi is a great car with an excellent engine, but to point out to the guy above who obviously has no idea whatsoever - the engine is a Rover K series unit. Honda has absolutely nothing to do with this engine.

Quote "The idea of Metro and performance together in the same sentence is laughable".

I like to see any performance car take on the Metro 6R4!!

I've had a 1992 Rover Metro GTI 1.4 16v. For 3 months now and I love it. The most impressive car I have beaten, is a w-reg Mercedes c200, from 40mph right up to 100mph! Not bad for a car that cost £500. Parts are very cheap and easy to get hold of for this car! Its done 56k miles, yes 56k! and is also in very good condition! Just a bit of rust on the passengers side rear arch and a bit of peeling lacquer in various places, which I plan to get sorted soon! The car is mechanically sound and is reliable. It also beats Fiesta zetec S's easily, and pretty much all other non turbo hathes of similar age, apart from things like the 205 1.9gti and the clio 1.8 16v, but not much else! I've also had 125mph down the M1 which was flat out and scary! Lol!