all eagles took on a new plastic eggcrate-style grille divided into 24 squares at the front. the eagle name moved to the grille header bar. bumpers were updated so that their end caps flowed smoothly into the kraton plastic wheelarches and rocker panel trim. the sport package, carried over from 1980 on all three body styles, used the spirit's hood and grille header bar trim starting in 1981. at , the series 30 eagle was also three inches shorter than the previous year.