Editing AMC Gremlin (section)

==== 1977 ====
[[File:1977 AMC Gremlin (14751904625) (cropped).jpg|thumb|1977 AMC Gremlin featured new front end styling]]
[[File:1977 AMC Gremlin 2 Liter Custom 2014-AMO-NC-d.jpg|thumb|right|1977 AMC Gremlin Custom 2 Liter]]

1977 changes included redesigned sheet metal for the first time in the Gremlin's now 8-year history: revised hood, shorter front fenders, new bumpers, taller glass tailgate, enlarged taillights, and rear license plate now covering the fuel filler. The front end was shortened by four inches (102&nbsp;mm) with all-new sheet metal and a crosshatch grille insert. Parking lights reverted to rectangular, and headlights were recessed into square bezels with rounded corners. The new hood had a small "power bulge" at the front. The base model now included carpeting, as well as rocker panel and wheel lip moldings. The "Custom" model was available with a list price of $2,998. The X package returned as a $189 option, with a new striping pattern that ran straight back from the front fenders and crested upward over the rear wheels. Front [[disc brake]]s became standard.

At the start of the model year, the Gremlin was available with either the standard {{convert|232|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} or optional {{convert|258|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} six-cylinder engines. Both had increased power from updated [[cylinder head]]s and two-barrel carburetors. In addition, AMC offered a carbureted four-cylinder engine: a [[Volkswagen]]/[[Audi]] {{convert|2.0|L|cuin|abbr=on}} [[Straight-four engine|inline-four]], also used in fuel-injected form in the Porsche 924. It gave better fuel economy but less power than the standard six-cylinder engines, and reduced the Gremlin's weight by {{convert|250|lb|kg|0}}, allowing it to achieve an EPA rating of {{convert|21|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp|abbr=on}} in the city, and {{convert|33|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp|abbr=on}} on the highway.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1970-1978-amc-gremlin6.htm |title=1977 AMC Gremlin |website=How Stuff Works |author=((Auto Editors of ''Consumer Guide'')) |date=October 17, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200805081302/http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1970-1978-amc-gremlin6.htm |archive-date=August 5, 2020 |access-date=February 3, 2022}}</ref> It was reserved for the Custom version of the Gremlin because the expense of acquiring the rights to the engine meant that AMC could not afford to make it standard equipment. Of 46,171 Gremlins built for 1977 (13% less than in 1976), 7,558 had the new 2.0&nbsp;L engine.