The engine was available as an option on all variants ... though it came with the much smaller 304 ci V8. As a result of the restrictive compression ratio put upon it, the 401 never got to ...

The Hornet debuted in 1970 in two- and four-door styles and a tame set of engine options: single- and dual-barrel carb versions of the 258 inline-six and the two-barrel 304 cubic inch V8.