AMC Eagle
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The AMC Eagle was a compact car produced in the late 1970s and 1980s that is widely regarded as one of the first mass-produced passenger vehicles to feature full-time four-wheel drive, foreshadowing the modern crossover SUV.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AMC Eagle canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automobile model
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four-wheel-drive passenger vehicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Eagle (AMC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation | Kenosha, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | AMC Concord platform ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
2-door coupe
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2-door sedan ⓘ 3-door liftback ⓘ 4-door sedan ⓘ 5-door station wagon ⓘ Kammback hatchback ⓘ SX/4 hatchback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
all-wheel-drive vehicles
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cars introduced in 1979 ⓘ vehicles with front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout ⓘ |
| chassisType | unibody construction ⓘ |
| class |
compact car
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early crossover SUV ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designer | American Motors Corporation engineering team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivetrain | full-time four-wheel drive ⓘ |
| driveType | all-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineType |
AMC inline-four petrol engine
ⓘ
AMC inline-six petrol engine ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early example of car-based 4x4 utility vehicle ⓘ |
| influenced | development of crossover SUVs ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, four-wheel drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer | American Motors Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | all-weather, all-terrain passenger car ⓘ |
| modelYearIntroduction | 1980 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first mass-produced passenger cars with full-time four-wheel drive
ⓘ
foreshadowing the modern crossover SUV segment ⓘ |
| predecessor | AMC Concord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEndYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| relatedModel |
AMC Concord wagon
NERFINISHED
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AMC Spirit SX/4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| segment | North American compact car market ⓘ |
| status | discontinued model ⓘ |
| successor | Eagle brand vehicles by Chrysler ⓘ |
| suspensionFeature | raised ride height compared to AMC Concord ⓘ |
| transmission |
automatic transmission
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manual transmission ⓘ |
| wheelbaseVariant |
short wheelbase SX/4 models
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standard wheelbase models ⓘ |
| wheelDriveSystemSupplier | Ferguson Formula-derived system ⓘ |
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