Editing AMC Gremlin (section)

==== 1970 ====
[[File:1970 AMC Gremlin all original finished in red with white stripe 232 auto AC at 2021 AMO meet 03of15.jpg|thumb|right|1970 AMC Gremlin]]
The Gremlin debuted in April 1970 with AMC's {{convert|199|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} [[Straight-six engine|I6]], a seven main bearing design which produced {{convert|128|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} as standard equipment, with AMC's {{convert|232|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} [[Straight-six engine|I6]] - producing {{convert|145|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} - as an option. AMC said the Gremlin offered "the best gas mileage of any production car made in America". According to the auto editors of ''Consumer Guide'', it had "an unusually long option list for the era" so owners could have luxury and conveniences typically found in more expensive cars, and these options "came with a much higher profit margin" for the automaker.<ref name="interior"/>

As the first of the new domestic subcompact cars, "the Gremlin has been the most talked-about car since its introduction."<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=-wAAAAAAMBAJ&q=the+Gremlin+has+been+the+most+talked-about+car+since+its+introduction&pg=PA56 |first=Jan P. |last=Norbye |title=Test Results |magazine=Popular Science |date=July 1970 |page=56 |volume=197 |issue=1 |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> Sales for the abbreviated model year were 25,300.<ref name="Flory 2004 712"/>

''Popular Science'' assigned its editor to the equivalent of one year of driving by conducting a {{convert|10000|mi|km|0|adj=on}} cross-country road test of a brand new Gremlin, and reported after driving it "without a single problem is an enviable record" and that "we were all impressed with the quality of this vehicle."<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=-wAAAAAAMBAJ&q=Gremlin+10,021+trouble-free+miles+all+impressed+with+the+quality+of+this+vehicle&pg=PA56 |first=Jim|last=Davis |title=10,000 miles in the new Gremlin |magazine=Popular Science |date=July 1970 |pages=54–56 |volume=197 |issue=1 |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> A nationwide survey based on owners driving their 1970 AMC Gremlins over {{convert|1350000|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} conducted by ''Popular Mechanics'' concluded that the unique styling attracted many buyers, but economy topped their likes.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lamm |first=Michael |title=PM Owners Report: AMC Gremlin Blind Spots in Visibility, But Eye-Popping Economy |magazine=Popular Mechanics |date=June 1971 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ltcDAAAAMBAJ&q=AMC+Gremlin&pg=PA112 |volume=135 |issue=6 |pages=112–115 |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref>