Editing AMC Spirit (section)

===1983===
[[File:1983 AMC Spirit GT with 4 liter s.jpg|thumb|right|1983 Spirit GT]]
[[File:1983 AMC Spirit GT (34675305421).jpg|thumb|right|1983 Spirit GT]]

The Spirit sedan was deleted from the line in 1983, along with the 2.5&nbsp;L I4 and the base model liftback. All 1983 Spirits were 4.2&nbsp;L-equipped liftbacks in either DL or new GT trim. The Spirit GT's performance was described as "neck-snapping quickness" compared to the competing sporty cars with 4-cylinder engines.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=xAMEAAAAMBAJ&q=1983+AMC+Spirit&pg=PA31 |magazine=Kiplinger's Personal Finance |date=November 1982 |page=31 |title=Detroit rolls out the '83s |access-date=26 March 2013 }}</ref>

The GT package became its own model separate from the DL for the Spirit's last year. Advertisements stressed the higher level of standard equipment in both Spirit DL and Spirit GT, which sold for [[United States dollar|US$]]5,995 and US$6,495, respectively. The Spirit GT version was compared to the liftback version of Ford's Mustang.<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=aHgpAQAAMAAJ&q="Why+horse+around |title=Ads that put America on wheels |first1=Eric |last1=Dregni|first2=Karl Hagstrom |last2=Miller |publisher=Motorbooks International |year=1996 |isbn=978-0-7603-0137-1}}</ref>

For the 1983 model year, AMC introduced the new [[Renault Alliance]], which was a much more modern, space-efficient, fuel-efficient, front-wheel-drive subcompact car than the rear-drive Spirit, with its 14-year-old platform. The Spirit was canceled as AMC released the Alliance-based [[Renault Encore|Encore]] hatchbacks for 1984. In addition, the front-wheel drive [[Renault Fuego]], "a nicely executed sports coupe," was also sold by AMC dealers as an alternative to the Spirit GT.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=1984 Renault Fuego TurboRenault's "halo" car|url= http://www.autoweek.com/article/20020712/free/207120701 |first=Eric |last=Tegler |magazine=Autoweek |date=1 June 2002 |access-date=26 March 2013 }}</ref> The Fuego had distinctive styling, four-passenger room, fuel economy ([[United States Environmental Protection Agency|U.S. EPA]] rated at {{convert|39|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp|abbr=on}} on the highway), and it received good reviews in the automotive media.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= http://www.hemmings.com/hmn/stories/2010/05/01/hmn_feature10.html |title=1982–1985 Renault Fuego |magazine=Hemmings Motor News |date=May 2010|first=David |last=LaChance |access-date=26 March 2013 }}</ref>