Eagle Cars SS: which version to buy
If you are choosing an Eagle Cars SS, the catalogue does not give you a menu of engines or gearboxes. There is 1 generation (1982–1998), Coupe body, and one listed version: 2.0 MT.
If you are choosing an Eagle Cars SS, the catalogue does not give you a menu of engines or gearboxes. There is 1 generation (1982–1998), Coupe body, and one listed version: 2.0 MT. The buying question is therefore not “2.0 versus 3.0” or “manual versus automatic.” It is whether this single spec — 130 hp from 1998 cc, 4-speed Manual, RWD, kerb 814 kg — matches what you need, and what the numbers do not tell you before you pay.
There is no second Eagle Cars SS version in this data to spend extra money on. Extra displacement, extra gears, Automatic, AWD, or a restyle generation are not listed. Arithmetic on the one row is still useful: it shows how dense the 2.0 MT is in power and how light it is for its horsepower.
Specs that decide the purchase: 2.0 MT versus a version that does not exist
| Version | Years | hp | kW | Nm | Displacement (cc) | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Gears | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 MT | 1982-01-01 – 1998-12-31 | 130 | 96 | not measured | 1998 | Gasoline | 4 | Inline | No | Manual | 4 | RWD |
2.0 MT is the only row. Comparing it to itself is pointless; comparing it to a hypothetical second trim is not allowed by the data. What you can do is treat 130 hp / 1998 cc and 814 kg / 130 hp as the whole offer.
- Power per litre: 130 / 1.998 ≈ 65.1 hp per litre.
- Kilowatts per litre: 96 / 1.998 ≈ 48.0 kW per litre.
- Kerb mass per horsepower: 814 / 130 ≈ 6.26 kg per hp.
- Horsepower per tonne of kerb mass: 130 / 0.814 ≈ 160 hp per tonne.
Those four ratios are the “what you get” of the Eagle Cars SS. There is no listed AT to trade the 4-speed Manual against, and no listed FWD or AWD to trade RWD against. If a buyer wants automatic, more than 4 gears, or a driven front axle, this catalogue version does not supply it.
Engine: what 2.0 MT actually is, and what is not measured
The 2.0 MT engine in the data is Gasoline, 1998 cc, 4 cylinders, Inline, boost No, feeding Distributed injection (multi-point). Output is 130 hp / 96 kW. Engine speed at peak power is not measured. Torque in Nm is not measured; torque rpm is not measured. Valves per cylinder, compression ratio, bore × stroke, engine location, and fuel grade are not measured.
For a purchase decision that matters. You can count on 130 hp from 1998 cc without a listed turbo or supercharger. You cannot count on a torque figure when judging overtaking, towing, or how the 4-speed Manual will feel in traffic. Do not invent a “missing” six-cylinder or V layout: cylinders and layout are given, and they are 4 / Inline.
The injection label is Distributed injection (multi-point), not a carburettor label and not a direct-injection label. That is the fuel system you are buying with 2.0 MT.
Gearbox and drive: 4-speed Manual RWD is the only driveline
2.0 MT is Manual, 4 gears, RWD. There is no second gearbox in the generation, so you cannot compute “how many extra gears the automatic buys.” You cannot compute a 5-speed versus 4-speed gap. If 4 forward gears is too few for your roads, this model’s listed version does not offer a fix.
RWD with kerb 814 kg is the mass-and-drive pairing. There is no listed all-wheel-drive SS to buy for weather, and no listed front-drive SS to buy for simplicity. Ground clearance is 150 mm on this same version (see dimensions). That clearance is independent of the missing torque figure: 150 mm is measured; how much twist reaches the rear wheels at a given rpm is not measured.
Generations: one generation, nothing later to “step up” to
The Eagle Cars SS has 1 generation in the data (1 generation, keys as given: production 1982-01-01 to 1998-12-31). Body type is Coupe. That generation contains 1 modification: 2.0 MT, with the same start and stop dates as the generation.
There is no restyling generation and no second generation with a different kerb, different horsepower, or different gearbox. A buyer cannot say “buy the later generation for more power”: later generation horsepower is not in the data because a later generation is not in the data. The production window is long (1982 through 1998), but the spec row does not split early 2.0 MT from late 2.0 MT. Year-to-year power, mass, or clearance changes inside that window are not measured.
If you were hoping the extra years bought a facelift with more hp, the arithmetic is 130 − 130 = 0 hp between the only listed start and the only listed stop: one version, one power figure.
Performance and mpg: 0–100, top speed, and consumption are not measured
For 2.0 MT:
- 0–100 is not measured.
- Top speed is not measured.
- City consumption is not measured.
- Highway consumption is not measured.
- Combined consumption is not measured.
- CO2 is not measured.
- Eco class is not measured.
You cannot choose 2.0 MT because it is “quicker to 100” than another SS: there is no other SS version and no 0–100 number. You cannot choose it on mpg: mpg (and L/100 km) are not measured. The 160 hp per tonne figure above is mass-and-power arithmetic, not a timed run. Do not treat 6.26 kg/hp as a 0–100 time.
Fuel tank volume is not measured, so range cannot be calculated even if someone later supplied a consumption number.
Dimensions, weight, and clearance: 814 kg and 150 mm are the measured chassis facts
| Version | Kerb weight (kg) | Gross weight (kg) | Ground clearance (mm) | Tank | Wheels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 MT | 814 | not measured | 150 | not measured | not measured |
Kerb 814 kg is the number that makes 2.0 MT look light next to its 130 hp. Gross (laden) mass is not measured, so payload is not measured (gross − 814 cannot be computed). Wheel sizes are not measured; you cannot specify tyre diameter from this catalogue.
Front suspension on 2.0 MT is Independent, spring. Rear suspension is not measured. Front brakes are Ventilated disc. Rear brakes are not measured. For a used Coupe, that means you can talk about the listed front axle hardware and you cannot claim a listed rear-axle or rear-brake spec.
150 mm clearance is the only height-related chassis figure. There is no second generation with a different clearance to prefer for bad roads.
Problems, reliability, and what the data will not cover
This dataset does not list faults, recalls, or reliability scores for the Eagle Cars SS or for 2.0 MT. Any “common problems” list would be outside the numbers. What the data does flag for a buyer is missing measurement: no torque, no 0–100, no mpg, no tank, no wheels, no gross weight, no rear suspension, no rear brakes, no peak-power rpm. Those gaps are part of the purchase risk. They are not evidence that the car lacks those parts; they are evidence that this catalogue did not measure them.
Production ran from 1982-01-01 to 1998-12-31 on the same 2.0 MT row. Age of a given car is not in the data; condition is not in the data; prices are not in the data.
Which version to choose
Choose 2.0 MT if you want the only Eagle Cars SS in this catalogue: Coupe, Gasoline 1998 cc 4 Inline, boost No, 130 hp / 96 kW, Distributed injection (multi-point), Manual 4, RWD, kerb 814 kg, clearance 150 mm, front Independent, spring, front Ventilated disc.
Do not choose a second version: none is listed. Do not choose a later generation for more power: 1 generation, 130 hp throughout the listed window. Do not choose 2.0 MT on 0–100, top speed, or mpg: those are not measured. Do not choose it expecting a listed torque figure, tank size, or wheel size: not measured.
The arithmetic that supports a yes is concentrated: ≈ 65.1 hp per litre and ≈ 6.26 kg per hp ( ≈ 160 hp per tonne of kerb). The arithmetic that cannot be done is every comparison against a second gearbox, a second fuel type, a second drive layout, or a second generation. If those comparisons are what you came to make, this model’s data has already answered: there is only 2.0 MT.