22 Facts About AMC Eagle

AMC Eagle is a compact four-wheel drive passenger vehicle manufactured and marketed in a single generation by American Motors Corporation model years 1980 to 1987 and Chrysler Corporation, following its acquisition of AMC in 1987, for the 1988 model year.

The Eagle provided a low-cost way of bridging the gap between AMC's solid and economical, but aging, passenger-car line and its well-regarded, but decidedly off-road focused, Jeep line, as the Eagle used the existing Concord automobile platform.

AMC Eagle bridged the sizable price gap between the low-end imported four-wheel drive Subaru and the large-sized domestic 4WD vehicles such as the Jeep Wagoneer.

The AMC Eagle models provided the biggest new boost to the automaker's profit mix.

AMC Eagle's central differential behind its TorqueFlite automatic transmission was a single speed and used a viscous fluid coupling for the quiet and smooth transfer of power to the axle with the greatest traction, on wet or dry pavement.

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The value of 4WD in the AMC Eagle was apparent when driving in slippery conditions, and they were used in America's first ice-driving school.

The AMC Eagle models provided the comfort and appointments expected of passenger models with off-road technology offering an extra margin of safety and traction.

The AMC Eagle was designed for customers who "must get through regardless of road or weather conditions " as well as those living areas of bad weather or roads, and adventurous hunters and fishermen.

The AMC Eagle did not compete with traditional, rudimentary 4WD vehicles.

AMC Eagle did not design the Eagle as an off-pavement recreation vehicle, but rather as a passenger car that offers added benefits.

The AMC Eagle came base and upscale Limited trims, both of which carried the same features as the Concord DL and Limited, respectively.

Demand for the innovative 4WD models caused AMC to discontinue the slow-selling Pacer in December 1979, to allow for increased Eagle production capacity at its assembly facility in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The 4WD components beneath a conventional car made the Eagle popular in regions with snow, and AMC made the Jeep connection explicit creating "an early crossover" vehicle.

The AMC Eagle inline-six was redesigned to produce more low-end torque, as well as made smoother running, more economical, and required less maintenance.

The Series 30 AMC Eagle sedan was no longer available in the Limited trim, leaving only the base model in the AMC Eagle sedan line.

All Eagle models were now assembled in AMC's original factory in Brampton, Ontario, Canada because the automaker's main Kenosha plant was used for the Renault Alliance and Encore models.

However, all of the AMC Eagle badges, build sheets, and door plaques were carried over.

Not only is the AMC Eagle described as "the first-ever crossover, " the model line included a convertible body style.

In 1980, AMC entered into an agreement with the Griffith Company for a convertible version of its newly introduced Eagle and a prototype version was developed.

AMC Eagle specialized in off-road vehicles and thus the Eagle was imported from 1980.

AMC Eagle was absorbed into Kintetsu Motors in 1986 that continued to import the Eagle and the Cherokee until 1989.

AMC Eagle had character and survival skills and gained a loyal following.