Editing AMC Gremlin (section)

==== 1971 ====
[[File:1971 AMC Gremlin AMO 2015 show - all original 1of6.jpg|thumb|right|1971 AMC Gremlin]]

For the 1971 model year the "X" appearance/equipment [[trim package]] was introduced as a $300 option on the 4-passenger model and "proved extremely popular."<ref name="stuff71">{{cite web|url= http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1970-1978-amc-gremlin3.htm |title=1971 AMC Gremlin |date=October 17, 2007 |website=How Stuff Works |author=((Auto Editors of ''Consumer Guide'')) |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200805085155/http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1970-1978-amc-gremlin3.htm |archive-date=August 5, 2020 |access-date=February 3, 2022}}</ref> It included body side tape stripes, body color front fascia, slotted road wheels with D70x14 [[Goodyear Polyglas tire]]s, blackout grille insert, [[bucket seat]]s, and "X" decals.

The 2-passenger Gremlin version entered into its second and final season. The {{convert|232|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} I6 engine that was optional for 1970 became standard, while a longer-[[Stroke (engine)|stroke]] {{convert|258|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} version became the option. [[Compression ratio]]s dropped from 8.5:1 to 8:1 for 1971, resulting in {{convert|135|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} (gross) from the {{convert|232|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} and {{convert|150|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} (gross) from the {{convert|258|CID|L|1|abbr=on}}<ref>Flory, p. 787.</ref>

1971 Gremlin prices increased slightly (up by $20 to $1,899 for the base model),<ref name="stuff71"/> and sales for this first full model year rose to 53,480.<ref>Flory, p. 789.</ref>