Compact car produced by American Motors Corporation
This article is about the car model. For the division of Chrysler, see Eagle (automobile).
Motor vehicle
AMC Eagle
1981 AMC Eagle Sport Wagon
Overview
Manufacturer
American Motors Corporation (1980-1987)
Chrysler Corporation (1987-1988)
Also called
Eagle Wagon (MY1988)
Production
August 1979 – December 1987
Model years
1980–1988
Assembly
United States: Kenosha, Wisconsin (1980–1983)
Canada: Brampton, Ontario (1984–1988)
Designer
Dick Teague
Body and chassis
Class
Compact car[1][2]
Body style
2-door coupé
2-door hatchback
4-door sedan
4-door station wagon
2-door convertible
Layout
Front engine, four-wheel drive
Related
AMC Concord
AMC Gremlin
AMC Hornet
AMC Spirit
Powertrain
Engine
150 cu in (2.5 L) AMC I4
151 cu in (2.5 L) GM Iron Duke I4
258 cu in (4.2 L) AMC I6
Transmission
4-speed manual
5-speed manual
3-speed TorqueFlite automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase
97.2 in (2,469 mm) liftback/kammback
109.3 in (2,776 mm) coupe/sedan/wagon
Length
166.6 in (4,232 mm) liftback/kammback
186.2 in (4,729 mm) coupe/sedan/wagon
Width
73.0 in (1,854 mm) liftback/kammback
72.3 in (1,836 mm) coupe/sedan/wagon
Height
55.2 in (1,402 mm) liftback/kammback
54.4 in (1,382 mm) coupe/sedan
54.6 in (1,387 mm) wagon
Chronology
Successor
Eagle Vista (for Kammback and liftback)
Eagle Talon (for liftback)
Eagle Medallion (for sedan, coupe and wagon)
Eagle Vista Wagon (for wagon)
The AMC Eagle is a compact four-wheel drive passenger vehicle manufactured and marketed in a single generation by American Motors Corporation (AMC) for model years 1980 through 1987 and continued by Chrysler Corporation following its acquisition of AMC in 1987, for the 1988 model year.
Introduced in August 1979 for the 1980 model year, the coupe, sedan, and station wagon body styles were based on the AMC Concord. In 1981, the two-door subcompact-sized AMC Spirit-based models, the SX/4 and Kammback, joined the Eagle line aimed at both first-time buyers and fleet sales.[3]
A Sundancer convertible conversion for the larger Eagle two-door model was available during 1981 and 1982. By 1984, only sedan and station wagon versions were available. For 1988, its final model year, only a station wagon was offered, marketed as the "Eagle Wagon". However, the name continued to be used by Chrysler Corporation as the Eagle brand of cars through 1998.
The AMC Eagles were the only four-wheel drive passenger cars produced in the United States at the time.[4] All models featured "passenger-car comfort, plus 4WD security for all-weather security."[5] Marketing materials of the time refer to the Eagle as a "vehicle," "automobile," "car," or “sport machine.”[6] Although the description was not in use at the time, the AMC Eagle is widely recognized as the first crossover vehicle.[7][8][9]
^Segura, Eleonor (December 27, 2021). "This Minty 1987 AMC Eagle Limited Wagon Could Be Yours in 2022". Motor Trend. Retrieved January 6, 2023. The small-town carmaker introduced the AMC Eagle in 1980, a rugged and well-appointed station wagon based on the AMC Concord.
^"AMC Eagle: American 4x4 Pioneer". allpar.com. November 16, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2023. ... upmarket version of the compact AMC Hornet.
^Ernst, Kurt (March 10, 2014). "Lost Cars of the 1980s – 1981–1982 AMC Eagle Series 50 Kammback". Hemmings Classic Car. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^"AMC a longtime loser starts to roar". Newsweek. Vol. 94. 1979. p. 207. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
^Cite error: The named reference Jacobs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Lombard, Stefan (May 16, 2023). "How the AMC Eagle blazed a trail through a giant government loophole". Hagerty. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
^Padgett, pp. 242–243.
^Cite error: The named reference Carney 2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Gold, Aaron (May 2017). "AMC Eagle: No, Seriously, This Was the First Crossover SUV". autotrader.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
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