The AMC Spirit AMX is a rear wheel drive road car, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 3 door hatchback bodyshell.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.2 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 110 bhp (112 PS/82 kW) at 3200 rpm and 284 Nm (209 lbft/29 kgm) at 1800 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 4 speed manual set of gears.
It weighs a claimed 1344 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2438 mm | 96 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1476 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 4247 mm | 167.2 inches | |
| Width | 1826 mm | 71.9 inches | |
| Height | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1344 kg | 2963 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 79.6 litres | 17.5 [21] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | AMC | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4235 cc (258.436 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.25 × 99.06 mm
3.75 × 3.9 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
112 PS (110 bhp) (82 kW) at 3200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
284 Nm (209 ft·lb) (29 kgm) at 1800 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
19.4 kW/litre 26.3 ps/litre 26 bhp/litre 0.43 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
67.06 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 842.7 kPa (122.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 705.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 82.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.03 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 81.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.38 kg/kW 27.37 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6.0 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.0 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | DR70 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | DR70 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.53 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 393261 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 43-9 | ||
| RAC rating | 33.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 AMC Spirit AMX added 2015-01-02. Last modified 2022-12-26. |
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