AMC Concord

AMC
AMC Concord Sedan (1978)
Concord
Production period:	1977-1983
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	Sedan , station wagon , coupe , Combi Coupé
Engines:	Petrol engines : 2.0-5.0 liters (60-97 kW)
Length:	4700 mm
Width:	1805 mm
Height:	1300 mm
Wheelbase :	2745 mm
Empty weight :	1320-1430 kg
Previous model	AMC Hornet
successor	Renault Premier

The AMC Concord was a mid-range rear-wheel drive vehicle produced by the US automobile manufacturer AMC from autumn 1977 to summer 1983. It is the almost identical successor model of the AMC Hornet .

history

For the 1978 model year, AMC introduced the Concord, which was nothing more than an AMC Hornet with a facelift and a new name. The facelift primarily affected the front section, which is now slightly angled and provided with rectangular headlights. The program featured a single equipment line in the variants notchback coupé, three-door hatchback coupé, four-door sedan and five-door station wagon, plus there was the sporty AMX based on the hatchback coupé. For a surcharge you could purchase a D / L package for all models (except for the AMX and the three-door coupé), which included a vinyl roof , velor upholstery, map pockets, wooden foil on the dashboard and other luxurious details. In-line six-cylinder engines with a displacement of 3.8 or 4.2 liters (the latter as standard in the AMX) or a five-liter V8 took over the drive.

In 1979 the front was revised again; it now received double headlights, under which the indicators that had previously been embedded in the grill were located. The AMX migrated to the AMC Spirit model series, but the Concord was now available in three equipment levels: Basic, DL and Limited. DL and Limited Coupés and limousines sported a lavishly padded vinyl roof, the corresponding station wagons were decorated with wooden foil on the flanks, with the Limited leather interior and other items were added. Sedans and coupés were now also available with a two-liter four-cylinder from Volkswagen , otherwise nothing changed in the engine selection.

AMC Concord hardtop coupe (1980)

In 1980 the Concord derived AMC Eagle with all-wheel drive was introduced. The Concord itself got a new grille with horizontal bars and modified rear lights. The two-liter dropped out of the range after a year, and was replaced by a 2.5-liter four-cylinder purchased from Pontiac . The five-liter and the 3.8-liter were also omitted, the 4.2-liter remained on offer with 112 hp.

From model year 1981, the rear side windows (" opera windows ") framed by vinyl roofs on the DL and Limited models were given a different shape and the rust protection was improved. In 1982 the 2.5-liter could be combined with a new five-speed transmission. In 1983 the four-cylinder was no longer offered.

In the summer of 1983, production of the Concord ended after 401,000 units were manufactured. From now on, AMC only built models based on Renault and the Eagle. The Eagle Premier , launched in 1987 and based on the Renault 25 , can be considered the successor to the Concord .

swell

• Flammang, James M./Kowalke, Ron: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1999 , Krause Publishing, Iola 1999. ISBN 0-87341-755-0

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