Compact car produced by American Motors Corporation
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Motor vehicle
AMC Hornet
1976 AMC Hornet Sportabout wagon
Overview
Manufacturer
American Motors Corporation (AMC)
Also called
American Motors Hornet[1]
Rambler Hornet (Australia[2] and South Africa)[3]
Rambler American (Mexico)[4]
VAM American (Mexico)
Rambler SST, Rambler (Costa Rica)
Production
1969–1977
Model years
1970–1977
Assembly
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Mexico City, Mexico (VAM)
Port Melbourne, Australia (AMI)
Durban, South Africa (Motor Assemblies and Toyota)
San José, Costa Rica (Purdy Motors and Motorizada de Costa Rica)
Designer
Dick Teague
Body and chassis
Class
Compact
Muscle car (SC/360)
Body style
2-door sedan[5]
3-door hatchback
4-door sedan
4-door station wagon
Layout
FR layout
Platform
AMC's "junior cars"
Related
AMC Gremlin
AMC Concord
AMC Spirit
AMC Eagle
Powertrain
Engine
199 cu in (3.3 L) I6
232 cu in (3.8 L) I6
250 cu in (4.1 L) GM I6—South Africa only
252 cu in (4.1 L) VAM I6—Mexico only
258 cu in (4.2 L) I6
282 cu in (4.6 L) VAM I6—Mexico only
304 cu in (5.0 L) V8
360 cu in (5.9 L) V8
Transmission
3-speed "Shift-Command" automatic (1970–71)
3-speed "Torque-Command" automatic (1972–77)
3-speed manual
4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase
108 in (2,743 mm)
Length
179.3 in (4,554 mm) (1970–1972)
185.8 in (4,719 mm) (1973–1977)
Width
70.6 in (1,793 mm)
Chronology
Predecessor
Rambler American
Successor
AMC Concord
The AMC Hornet is a compact automobile manufactured and marketed by American Motors Corporation (AMC) and made from 1970 through 1977—in two- and four-door sedan, station wagon, and hatchback coupe configurations. The Hornet replaced the compact Rambler American line, marking the end of the Rambler marque in the American and Canadian markets.
Hornets were marketed in foreign markets and were assembled under license agreements between AMC and local manufacturers—for example, with Vehículos Automotores Mexicanos (VAM), Australian Motor Industries (AMI), and Toyota S.A. Ltd. in South Africa.
The Hornet became important for the automaker in being a top seller during its production as well as a car platform serving the company in varying forms through the 1988 model year.[6] Introduced in 1969, AMC earned a high rate return for its development investment for the Hornet.[6] The platform became the basis for AMC's subcompact Gremlin, luxury compact Concord, liftback and sedan Spirit, and the innovative all-wheel drive AMC Eagle. It would also outlast the compact platforms used the domestic competition that included the Chevrolet Nova, Ford Maverick, and Plymouth Valiant.
The AMC Hornet served as an experimental platform for alternative fuel and other automotive technologies. Hornets were campaigned in various motorsports events with some corporate support. A hatchback model also starred in an exceptional stunt jump in the 1974 James Bond film: The Man with the Golden Gun.
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