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Encyclopedia > Eagle Premier
Eagle Premier
Facelifted Eagle Premier
Manufacturer American Motors
(7/1987-8/1987)
Chrysler Corporation
(8/1987-12/1992)
Parent company Chrysler Corporation
Also called Renault Premier
Production 1987-1992
Assembly Brampton Assembly in
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Successor Eagle Vision
Class Full-size
Body style(s) 4-door sedan
Layout FF layout
Platform B-body
Engine(s) 2.5 L AMC I4
3.0 L PRV V6
Transmission(s) 4-speed Audi AR-4 automatic
4-speed ZF 4HP18 automatic
Wheelbase 106.0 inches (2692 mm)
Length 192.8 inches (4897 mm)
Width 70 inches (1778 mm)
Height 53.3 inches (1354 mm)
Curb weight 2,991–3,068 pounds
(1356–1392 kg)
Related Dodge Monaco
Renault Premier
Eagle Medallion/Renault Medallion
Renault 21
Renault 25
Designer Giorgetto Giugiaro
Richard A. Teague

The Eagle Premier was an automobile developed by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) and Renault partnership. The model was inherited by Chrysler Corporation when it acquired AMC in 1987. It was sold from the 1988 through 1992 model years. It was also sold as the Dodge Monaco from 1990 to 1992. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 523 pixelsFull resolution (1398 × 914 pixel, file size: 214 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Automakers, also known as carmakers, automobile manufacturers, motor manufacturers, or the automobile industry are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... American Motors Corporation (AMC) was an American automobile company formed on January 14, 1954 by the merger of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and the Hudson Motor Car Company. ... The Chrysler Corporation was a United States-based automobile manufacturer that existed independently from 1925–1998. ... The Chrysler Corporation was a United States-based automobile manufacturer that existed independently from 1925–1998. ... Brampton Assembly is a DaimlerChrysler automobile factory in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. ... Nickname: Location in the Region of Peel, in the Province of Ontario Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario Region Peel Incorporation 1853 (village)   1873 (town)   1974 (city) Government  - Mayor Susan Fennell  - Governing Body Brampton City Council (click for members)  - MPs Navdeep Bains, Colleen Beaumier, Ruby Dhalla, Gurbax Malhi  - MPPs Vic Dhillon... The Eagle Vision was a large four-door, full-size, front-wheel drive sedan. ... Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories. ... 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Giorgetto Giugiaro Giorgetto Giugiaro (August 7, 1938) is an Italian car designer. ... Richard A. Teague was a principal designer for the American Motors company. ... Eagle was a marque of automobiles sold in the United States and Canada from 1988 to 1998. ... Karl Benzs Velo model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race An automobile or motor car (usually shortened to just car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. ... The Chrysler Corporation was a United States-based automobile manufacturer that existed independently from 1925–1998. ... The Dodge Monaco was a full-size automobile built and sold by the Dodge division of the Chrysler Corporation (now DaimlerChrysler) between 1965 to 1978 and 1990 to 1992. ...

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Design

The Premier was a full-size four-door sedan styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro. The car mechanical design was simply a reconverted top-of-the-range Renault 25 that was very successful in France and its motor derived from the very famous PRV V6 engine (joint venture between Peugeot, Renault, and Volvo). It was the first large car fielded by AMC since 1974, a position that was traditionally occupied by the Nash and AMC Ambassador models since the 1930s. It was marketed as a sporty refined sedan in the style of an Acura Legend or Audi 5000. It also featured the spaciousness of American sedans and was the roomiest car in its class. Although it used the drivetrain and the suspension components from the Renault 25, the body and floorpan structure were unique. In its time, the car was considered one of the sportiest sedans (road holding and drive precision) available on the American market, thanks to its French legacy. This car featured fully independent suspension on all the wheels for better ride quality and handling characteristics, as well as a very sophisticated rack and pinion steering design. The engineering levels achieved in the Premier are arguably the most refined in a sedan that was produced by AMC or Chrysler. A full-size car is term used in North America for an automobile larger than a mid-size car, usually having a wheelbase greater than 2. ... A notchback full-size luxury sedan. ... Giorgetto Giugiaro Giorgetto Giugiaro (August 7, 1938) is an Italian car designer. ... The Renault 25 is an executive car produced by the French automaker Renault from 1983 to 1992. ... The PRV engine is an automobile petrol V6 engine that was developed jointly by Peugeot, Renault and Volvo Cars and sold from 1974 to 1998. ... An advertising image featuring the 1934 Nash Ambassador. ... 1959 Ambassador by Rambler Cross Country hardtop wagon The AMC Ambassador was an automobile produced by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1958 until 1974. ... The Acura Legend, sold as the Honda Legend outside the U.S., Canada, and parts of China, was a sporty luxury vehicle sold from 1986 to 1995 as both a sedan and a coupé. It was one of the first vehicles sold under the Acura nameplate, and was the top... Audi 100 in California The Audi 100 was a mid-sized automobile from Audi that was made between 1968 and 1994. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Renault 25 is an executive car produced by the French automaker Renault from 1983 to 1992. ... The floorpan is a large sheet metal stamping that often incorporates several smaller welded stampings to form the floor of a large vehicle and the position of its external and structural panels. ... Independent suspension is broad term for any automobile suspension system that allows each wheel on the same axle to move vertically (i. ... Ride quality refers to the degree of protection offered vehicle occupants from uneven elements in the road surface, or the terrain if driving off-road. ... Car handling and vehicle handling is a description of the way wheeled vehicles perform transverse to their direction of motion, particularly during cornering and swerving. ... Rack and pinion animation A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. ...


A proposed two-door version, named the Allure (not to be confused with the Buick Allure), was planned by AMC, but never produced. The Buick LaCrosse is a Buick automobile model introduced in the United States for the 2005 model year. ...


The car was to be called the Renault Premier, before Chrysler acquired AMC, and early 1988 production left the factory with that badging. The vehicle identification number (VIN) for the entire 1988 model year production was also retained in AMC format.[1] Moreover, the AMC logo was continued on many of the car's parts and components through 1992. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


The models also carried a Design Giugiaro badge that was removed after the car's mid-term freshening. The Premier's interior was designed by AMC's in-house staff under the direction of Richard A. Teague. Richard A. Teague was a principal designer for the American Motors company. ...


The Premier was available in LX (equipped with a 2.5 L AMC I4 engine, offered until the end of the 1989 model year), ES, and Limited trims (3.0 L PRV V6). Very few LX models seem to have been built, mostly for fleet use. The heating controls used an unusual up-down button that cycled through the different heating modes indicated by column-mounted array of lights. The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... The PRV engine is an automobile petrol V6 engine that was developed jointly by Peugeot, Renault and Volvo Cars and sold from 1974 to 1998. ... The Ford Essex V6 engine V6 and V-6 redirect here. ...


A new, highly advanced factory (called Bramalea Assembly) was built to manufacture the Premier at Bramalea, near an existing AMC plant at Brampton, Ontario. This state of the art plant was opened in 1986 and was one of AMC's assets that interested Chrysler. It was renamed Brampton Assembly after the buyout. Nickname: Location in the Region of Peel, in the Province of Ontario Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario Region Peel Incorporation 1853 (village)   1873 (town)   1974 (city) Government  - Mayor Susan Fennell  - Governing Body Brampton City Council (click for members)  - MPs Navdeep Bains, Colleen Beaumier, Ruby Dhalla, Gurbax Malhi  - MPPs Vic Dhillon... The state of the art is the highest level of development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field, achieved at a particular time. ... Brampton Assembly is a DaimlerChrysler automobile factory in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. ...


The introduction of the Dodge Monaco resulted from a contractual obligation to use 260,000 of the PRV (Peugeot, Renault, and Volvo joint venture) V6 engines over the five years as part of the AMC buyout from Renault. However, the Monaco sold poorly, and both it and the Premier were cancelled in 1992. Chrysler tried to aim the Premier against the Ford Taurus, as well as Acura and Volvo models, but the result was that it competed against corresponding Chrysler and Dodge models. Moreover, there was little marketing support for the Premier by the Jeep-Eagle dealers themselves because they were focused on selling the highly successful and more profitable Jeep models. Furthermore, the decision to eventually dual Jeep-Eagle with Chrysler-Plymouth dealers called for the long-term corporate goal of phasing out the Eagle brand. There were 139,051 Premiers and Monacos built at Bramalea. Reportedly, Chrysler paid a penalty for every V6 engine not purchased (120,949) from Renault. The Ford Taurus is a mid-size, front wheel drive car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in North America. ... Acura (アキュラ (Akyura)) is a luxury vehicle brand name based in Tokyo and is used by the Japanese car manufacturer Honda Motor Company in the US, Canada and Hong Kong since March 1986 to market luxury automobiles and near-luxury vehicles. ... Volvo Cars is the car maker using the Volvo Trademark. ... Jeep-Eagle was the name of the automobile sales division created by the Chrysler Corporation when it bought the assets of American Motors in 1987. ... Jeep is an automobile marque (and registered trademark) of DaimlerChrysler. ... Chrysler-Plymouth was a division of the Chrysler Corporation, an Ameircan automobile company founded by Walter P. Chrysler. ...


These cars offered features that were considered quite advanced for their time. However, as a result, many vehicles have suffered from electrical problems, having proven to be one of the cars' bigger drawbacks over time. Despite this, they are still seen as being a car that was on the cutting edge of design and features. Cutting edge is a term used to describe the creations of the small number of persons or groups who are at the frontier of progress in a field, especially science. ...


Legacy

The Brampton Assembly plant was retooled for the production of the Chrysler LH-cars that debuted in autumn of 1992. The Premier inspired the LH platform’s design features. François Castaing, formerly AMC's Vice President of product engineering and development, became Chrysler's Vice President of vehicle engineering in 1988, and as a result, the Premier was the starting point for Chrysler's new LH sedans. The Eagle Vision would be its slightly larger direct replacement. Although the cab forward styling was quite different, the engines in the LH cars were mounted longitudinally, like the Premier, and unlike any other front-wheel drive car built by Chrysler. The LH platform's dedicated transmission, the A606, was also quite similar in design to the Audi electronically-controlled automatic featured in four-cylinder Premiers. The Premier's body shell was used for LH prototype 'development mules', under which the LH drivetrain was tested. Chrysler would change to a rear drive Mercedes platform after two generations. Brampton Assembly is a DaimlerChrysler automobile factory in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. ... 1999 Chrysler 300M The LH platform was Chryslers second-most well-known automobile platform after the Chrysler K platform of the 1980s. ... François Castaing is a 27-year veteran automotive executive with Renault, American Motors, and Chrysler. ... The Eagle Vision was a large four-door, full-size, front-wheel drive sedan. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... In automotive engineering, a longitudinal engine, also sometimes known as a north-south engine, is an internal combustion engine in which the crankshaft is oriented along the long axis of the vehicle, front to back. ... A development mule or a test mule in the automotive industry is a vehicle equipped with experimental or prototype components for testing. ... An automobile platform is a shared set of components common to a number of different automobiles. ...


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Historic: 1988 — 1998
Cars: 2000GTX | Medallion | Premier | Summit | Talon | Vision | Vista
American Motors Corporation
1954-1987

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