Most powerful AMC cars
Top 40 most powerful AMC cars ever made. Updated June 2025.
The key to performance is power. Even heaviest sedans and SUVs can beat lightweight sports cars, if they have enough engine power.
Advanced fuel injection systems and high precision manufacturing is allowing for ever increasing power output and higher performance.
Advancement in battery technology and power electronics also brings electric cars amongst the most powerful of all time. Some examples are claimed to produce over 2000 horsepower - well over a megawatt!
# | make & model | Power (hp)▼ | Image |
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1. | 1969 AMC AMX Super Stock | 420 | ![]() |
2. | 1970 AMC Rebel Machine Service Kit Pack | 400 | ![]() |
3. | 1970 AMC Rebel Machine | 340 | ![]() |
4. | 1971 AMC AMX/3 | 340 | ![]() |
5. | 1971 AMC Javelin AMX 401 | 335 | ![]() |
6. | 1971 AMC Ambassador SST 401 | 335 | ![]() |
7. | 1971 AMC Matador 401 Go-Machine | 330 | ![]() |
8. | 1971 AMC Matador Sedan 401 | 330 | ![]() |
9. | 1970 AMC Ambassador SST 390-4 | 325 | ![]() |
10. | 1970 AMC AMX 390 | 325 | ![]() |
11. | 1970 AMC Javelin SST Marc Donohue | 325 | ![]() |
12. | 1970 AMC Rebel SST 390 | 325 | ![]() |
13. | 1970 AMC Javelin Trans Am | 325 | ![]() |
14. | 1969 AMC Javelin SST 390-4 | 316 | ![]() |
15. | 1968 AMC AMX | 316 | ![]() |
16. | 1969 AMC Ambassador SST 390-4 | 315 | ![]() |
17. | 1969 AMC SC/Rambler | 315 | ![]() |
18. | 1971 AMC Hornet S/C 360 Go Package | 285 | ![]() |
19. | 1967 AMC Ambassador DPL 343 Hardtop | 280 | ![]() |
20. | 1968 AMC Javelin 343 | 280 | ![]() |
21. | 1967 AMC Marlin 343 V8 | 280 | ![]() |
22. | 1967 AMC Rebel SST 2-door-Hardtop 343 | 280 | ![]() |
23. | 1966 AMC Marlin 327 V8 4-Barrel | 270 | ![]() |
24. | 1965 AMC Marlin 327 V8 | 270 | ![]() |
25. | 1957 AMC Rambler Rebel | 255 | ![]() |
26. | 1972 AMC Ambassador SST 401 | 255 | ![]() |
27. | 1972 AMC Javelin AMX 401 | 255 | ![]() |
28. | 1972 AMC Matador 401 | 255 | ![]() |
29. | 1963 AMC Ambassador 880 4-Door Station Wagon | 255 | ![]() |
30. | 1969 AMC Ambassador Brougham | 255 | ![]() |
31. | 1973 AMC Gremlin 401-XR | 255 | ![]() |
32. | 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360 | 245 | ![]() |
33. | 1974 AMC Ambassador Brougham 401-4 | 235 | ![]() |
34. | 1974 AMC Javelin AMX 401-4 Go-Package | 235 | ![]() |
35. | 1974 AMC Matador Coupe V8 401-4 | 235 | ![]() |
36. | 1978 AMC Concord 304 | 225 | ![]() |
37. | 1967 AMC Rebel 550 Convertible | 216 | ![]() |
38. | 1970 AMC Hornet SST | 210 | ![]() |
39. | 1974 AMC Matador Coupe V8 360-4 | 195 | ![]() |
40. | 1975 AMC Matador Coupe V8 360-4 | 180 | ![]() |
Sources
All data sourced from manufacturer's official figures.
List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 06/01/2025, last addition - AMC Rambler Rebel.