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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.
[2] [3] This was the last of American Motors' wholly U.S.-designed vehicles and (arguably) one of the first modern mass-production crossover vehicles. The Eagle name also appeared on several Jeep trim packages and unique models that included the J-10 pickup trucks, the wide-track Cherokee SJ, as well as the CJ-5 and CJ-7 models starting in 1976.
The American Motors Proving Grounds – The former 300 acres (1.2 km 2; 0.47 sq mi) American Motors Proving Grounds in Burlington, Wisconsin, had initially been Nash's test track and subsequently became Jeep's test facilities (after American Motors acquired Kaiser Jeep in the 1970s). The grounds were disused after Chrysler's takeover of ...
1969 Jensen FF, world's first 4WD in a production GT sports car A 1987 AWD AMC Eagle wagon, the most popular model in the line A 1981 AMC Eagle AWD convertible. American Motors introduced the innovative Eagle for the 1980 model year. [41] These were the first American mass-production cars to use the complete front-engine, four-wheel-drive ...
The Eagle brand targeted consumers that would not typically include purchasing an American sedan, "but would have instead sought out a Volvo or an Audi." [39] The "upscale" Premier was the flagship of the new Eagle division at Chrysler and in the same class "as cars like the Audi 5000, ... roomy, understated and elegantly turned out." [10]
Jeep-Eagle was the name of the automobile sales division created by the Chrysler Corporation after the US$2 billion takeover of American Motors Corporation (AMC) in 1987. The division marketed a variety of vehicles until 1997. The division focused on the commercialisation of Jeep and Eagle brands of vehicles.
The AMC Eagle used three New Process transfer cases (Models 119, 128, and 129) that were single speed versions of the models (219, 228, and 229) that were used in 1980 and newer Jeeps. There was no difference between the Eagle versions and the Jeep versions other than the addition of a low range, indicated by the 2 as the first digit.
Automobiles sold by American Motors (American Motors Corporation−AMC) — a former vehicle brand of the United States. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.