Changes in standard AMX equipment for 1980 were black flares and air dam, standard 14x6-inch "Magnum 500" styled road wheels with the wider aluminum wheels now made optional, and no simulated aluminum dash overlays [REF].
The '79 304 V8 equipped AMXs came with 'sport tuned exhaust' which made a noticeably different gurgle sound in contrast to a regular stock quiet muffler.