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  name Eagle Premier
  aka Renault Premier
  manufacturer American Motors <br> Chrysler Corporation
  production 1988 – 1992
  successor Eagle Vision
  class Mid-size
  body Style 4-door Sedan
  platform FF B-body
  engine 25&nbspL AMC I4 <br>30&nbspL PRV V6
  related Dodge Monaco <br> Renault 25
  similar Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme <br> Mercury Sable
  length 1928 in
  wheelbase 1060 in
  height 533 in
  weight 2,991 lb–3,068 lb


The Eagle Premier was a development of the Renault and AMC partnership, inherited by the Chrysler Corporation when it acquired American Motors in 1987 , and sold from the 1988 to 1992 Model Year s. It was a Mid-size four-door Sedan styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro . Although it used the drivetrain from the Renault 25 (at least for V6-powered models) and suspension components from the Renault 21 , the body and floorpan structure were unique. It was also sold as the ''' Dodge Monaco ''' from 1990 to 1992 . A proposed two-door version, named the '''Allure''', was never produced.

Originally to be called the Renault Premier, before Chrysler acquired AMC , a few early 1988 models left the factory with that badging. Early Premiers also carried a ''Design Giugiaro'' badge, removed after the car's mid-term freshening. The Premier's interior was designed by AMC's in-house staff under the direction of Dick Teague .

The Premier was available in LX (equipped with a 2.5 L AMC I4 engine, offered until the end of the 1989 model year) and '''ES''' trims (3.0 L PRV V6 ). Very few LX models seem to have been built, mostly for fleet use.

A new, highly advanced factory was built to manufacture the Premier at Bramalea , Ontario , near AMC's existing plant at Brampton . The state of the art plant was one of AMC's features that interested Chrysler.

The introduction of the Dodge Monaco resulted from the fact that the Premier was more sophisticated than Chrysler's own contemporary entry, the Dodge Dynasty , and from a contractual obligation to use 260,000 of the V6 engines from Renault over five years. The Premier's European roots meant that it was more sophisticated than what Chrysler was offering in its range, most of which were made up of K-car derivatives. The Chrysler LH-cars — regarded as the cars that saved Chrysler for the 1990s — were based on a Platform (chassis and suspension design) directly derived from the Premier.

In all, 139,051 Premiers and Monacos were built at Bramalea. Reportedly, Chrysler paid a penalty for every engine not purchased (120,949) from Renault.


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