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===Pacer=== [[File:1975 AMC Pacer base model frontrightside.jpg|thumb|1975 AMC Pacer]] The [[AMC Pacer]], an innovative all-new model introduced in March 1975 and marketed as "the first wide small car", was a subcompact designed to provide the comfort of a full-sized car. Its pre-production development coincided with tightened U.S. federal passenger [[Automobile emissions control|emissions]] and [[Car safety|auto safety]] regulations. The Pacer sold well its first two years with 262,772 combined units sold in the US. With the [[Arab Oil Embargo]] of 1973, [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] aborted the [[Wankel rotary engine]] around which the Pacer had been designed, as its fuel consumption exceeded that of conventional engines with similar power. Therefore, American Motors's existing {{convert|258|and|232|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} [[AMC Straight-6 engine]]s were used in the Pacer instead. The fuel economy was better than the expected rotary engine's, but the I6's gas mileage was relatively low in light of the new focus on energy efficiency. Also, as the Pacer shared few components other than the drivetrain with other American Motors cars, it was expensive to make, and the cost increased when sales fell steeply after the first two years.{{original research inline|date=August 2016}} The Pacer line was discontinued in mid-1980. Development and production costs for the Pacer and Matador Coupe drained capital that might otherwise have been invested in updating the more popular Hornet and Gremlin lines so that toward the end of the 1970s, the company faced the growing energy crisis with aged products that were uncompetitive in hotly contested markets. However, "AMC used cars, as far back as 1967, had the advantage of good warranty coverage ... so most owners were conscious of low-cost car maintenance ... AMC units became some of the very best buys on the used car market" by 1975.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Buying a Used Car |magazine=Kiplinger's Personal Finance |date=January 1975 |volume=29 |issue=1 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=4wMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA27 |access-date=January 16, 2011 |page=27}}</ref> The 1977 Gremlin had redesigned headlights, grille, rear hatch, and fascia. For economy in the fuel crisis, American Motors offered the car with a more fuel-efficient [[Volkswagen]]-designed [[Audi]] 4-cylinder engine {{convert|2.0|L|cuin|0|abbr=on}}. The engine was expensive for American Motors to build, and the Gremlin retained the less costly but less economical {{convert|232|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} as standard equipment. The [[AMC AMX|AMX]] nameplate was revived in 1977. It was a sporty appearance package on the [[AMC Hornet|Hornet]] [[hatchback]] featuring upgrades, as well as the {{convert|258|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} inline six as standard with a choice of three-speed automatic or four-speed manual transmissions.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jim |last=Dunne |title=AMC for '77 |magazine=Popular Science |date=October 1976 |volume=209 |issue=4 |pages=129, 184 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=HwEAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA129 |access-date=January 16, 2011}}</ref> The {{convert|304|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} [[AMC V8 engine#304|V8 engine]] was optional with the automatic transmission. As all Matadors now received standard equipment that was formerly optional (e.g., power steering, automatic transmission), the "Brougham" package was dropped from 1977. Optional on the Matador coupe was a landau vinyl roof with opera windows, and top-line Barcelonas offered new two-tone paint.
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