The AMC Spirit Liftback is a 3 door hatchback style road car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 2.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder that produces 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 167 N·m (123 lb·ft/17 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1188 kg.
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 | 1188 kg | 2619 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 | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2471 cc (150.79 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
167 Nm (123 ft·lb) (17 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
25.7 kW/litre 34.9 ps/litre 34.4 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
67.58 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 849.3 kPa (123.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 617.75 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 72.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 71.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.74 kg/kW 31.31 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | C78 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | C78 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 393173 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 43 | ||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 AMC Spirit Liftback added 2015-01-02. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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