The Spirit De Luxe Liftback is a rear wheel drive hatchback passenger car with a front located engine, from AMC.
The AMC Spirit De Luxe Liftback's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.2 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) of power at 3000 rpm, and maximum torque of 271 N·m (200 lb·ft/27.6 kgm) at 1800 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Maximum speed quoted is 144 km/h or 89 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2438 mm | 96 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1449 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 4248 mm | 167.2 inches | |
| Width | 1826 mm | 71.9 inches | |
| Height | 1309 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 106 mm | 4.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | AMC | ||
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| 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 (SAEnet) |
110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) at 3000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
271 Nm (200 ft·lb) (27.6 kgm) at 1800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
19 kW/litre 25.9 ps/litre 25.5 bhp/litre 0.42 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
63.99 Nm/litre
0.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 804.1 kPa (116.6 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 | 144 km/h (89 mph) | ||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 5.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2108 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 51172 | ||
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| RAC rating | 33.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 AMC Spirit De Luxe Liftback added 1998-12-06. Last modified 2022-12-26. |
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