ɪt wʌz lˈɑːntʃt ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, wɪð wˈʌn,wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn pɹədˈuːst bᵻfˌoːɹ ɪt wʌz səksˈiːdᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˈɑːptɛɹ sˈoʊloʊ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
It was launched in November 1989, with 1,159 produced before it was succeeded by the Optare Solo in 2000.