AMC FOUR WHEEL DRIVE EAGLE-A NEW DIMENSION IN TRANSPORTATION

American Motors Corporation was quick to respond to consumer interest in a new type vehicle combining the security of traditional 4WD with the comfort and convenience associated with 2WD passenger cars. The Eagle vehicle was first prototyped in 1972 and established package and design feasibility of a 4WD driveline applied to a unitized body. Four years later, with a new set of ingredients designed to overcome earlier problems of achieving NVH objectives, a concentrated development program was begun. The results, after several developmental phases, was the Eagle for the 1980 model year. The integration and application of AMC and Jeep engineering technologies that brought this project to fruition are herein described.

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Lunn, R C
• Publication Date: 1980-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Comfort; Four wheel drive; Technology; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00315428
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 800003
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 8 1980 12:00AM