Merkur

Mercury was the name of a conducted by Ford Motor Company in the years 1984-1990 automotive brand, the German Ford models offered in North America. Distribution of Mercury vehicles carried on the Mercury dealer.

Were sold:

Merkur XR4Ti ( 1984-1989 )
Merkur Scorpio (1987-1990)

Merkur XR4Ti

This vehicle was a introduced in the late summer of 1984, the three-door version of the Ford Sierra ( Ford referred to as a coupe ) equipped with a 2.3 -liter four- cylinder turbo engine, the Ford USA had developed and in other vehicles, about the Ford Mustang began. The over-square designed, injected engine developed to the Merkur with five-speed manual 130 kW ( 177 hp ) ( this engine version corresponded to the engine used in the Mustang high performance version SVO), the XR4Ti with a three -speed automatic transmission, he was throttled to 108 kW (147 hp).

As of mid- 1987, the XR4Ti was a simple place of the double rear spoiler and bumpers previously used in body color.

The price amounted to U.S. $ 16361-19065, the standard consumption to 12.4 and 9.8 litres/100 km (city / highway ).

From autumn 1984 to mid-1987 37 590 Merkur XR4Ti were sold between mid-1987 and the end of 1989, sales of all Mercury model came together on 24 026 pieces, of which accounted for about half to the XR4Ti.

Merkur Scorpio

In May 1987, Mercury introduced as an additional model, a U.S. $ 24,048 expensive Scorpio, which was based on the five-door Ford Scorpio. The Scorpio had the available in Europe 2.9 -liter V6 that made 107 kW ( 146 hp ) here, and was accented with air conditioning and electric seat adjustment comfortably furnished. A five -speed manual gearbox was also available as a four-speed automatic.

Mercury sold from mid- 1987 until the end of 1989 a total of 24 026 cars (including XR4Ti ), 1990 were added 2,622 more Scorpio.

The sale of the Mercury models suffered from fluctuating exchange rates. Added to this was that the Mercury dealer with the Mercury Sable offered a model that for the same size and similar body style was much cheaper than the imported Scorpio. The trademark " Mercury " was therefore abandoned without replacement in the summer of 1990.

Swell

Covello, Mike: Standard Catalog of Imported Cars 1946-2002. Krause Publications, Iola 2002. ISBN 0-87341-605-8, p 557

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Discontinued brands: Continental | Edsel | Mercury | Mercury

Between Temporal former brand ownership without production: Lanchester | Rover

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