Editing AMC Eagle (section)

====1983====
[[File:1983 AMC Eagle wagon fr-Cecil'10.jpg|thumb|1983 AMC Eagle wagon]]
[[File:AMCEagle-front.jpg|thumb|right|AMC Eagle 2-door sedan]]

Few changes were seen for the 1983 model year. The Series 50 Eagle Kammback and Series 30 Eagle two-door sedans were both dropped from the line, due to slow sales. The Series 30 Eagle sedan was no longer available in the Limited trim, leaving only the base model in the Eagle sedan line. The Series 50 SX/4 and Series 30 wagon continued unchanged. These measures reduced costs by streamlining their processes reducing production variations, and therefore, complexity.

Starting in February 1983, the AMC {{convert|150|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} I4 theoretically replaced the GM Iron Duke 151 in the Eagle as the standard engine, though the installation rate is unknown. The {{convert|258|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} I6 was improved for better performance by increasing the compression ratio to 9.2 to 1 (from the previous 8.2 to 1), as well as a fuel feedback system, a knock sensor, and the [[AMC Computerized Engine Control|CEC]]; thus allowing the continuing use of regular-grade fuel.<ref name="PMlongterm1">{{cite magazine |title=PM long-term car tests |magazine=Popular Mechanics |date=June 1983 |pages=174, 176 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=itUDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA170 |via=Google Books |access-date=6 January 2023}}</ref>

A long-term road test by ''Popular Mechanics'' began with the editors describing that the "Eagle is best when working hard" and "you can feel the tremendous traction" of its big all-weather tires in four-wheel drive giving "a great feeling of security."<ref name="PMlongterm1"/>

Production was: 2,259 Liftbacks, 3,093 four-door sedans, and 12,378 station wagons for a total of 17,730 units in 1983.<ref name="eaglenest83">{{cite web|url= http://amceaglesden.com/history1983/ |title=1983 AMC Eagle History |work=AMC Eagles Den |access-date=6 January 2023}}</ref>