Engineering passport
Specifications
Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement5.9 L
Cylinders8
FuelPetrol
TransmissionManual
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power242 hp
Torque488 Nm
STORY
The Matador was built from 1971 to 1978 and took over the mid-size role from the Rebel. The first generation was offered as a hardtop, a sedan and a wagon, and the 1971 hardtop could be ordered with the Machine Go option. From 1974 the Matador moved to a larger platform, and AMC sold a new fastback coupe styled under Dick Teague. Factory-backed Matadors raced in NASCAR from 1972 to 1975, with Mark Donohue and Bobby Allison among the drivers.
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