Merkur vehicles

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Merkur vehicles were a short-lived line of European-built, performance-oriented cars marketed by Ford in North America during the 1980s under a distinct brand positioned above Mercury.

All labels observed (2)

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Merkur (automobile marque) 2
Merkur vehicles canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ford Motor Company division
automobile marque
automobile model
automobile model
assemblyLocation Germany
basedOn Ford Scorpio
Ford Sierra XR4i
linked to: Merkur XR4Ti
bodyStyle five-door hatchback sedan
three-door hatchback coupe
brandPositioning near-luxury performance brand
country United States
discontinued 1989
engineConfiguration V6 engine
turbocharged inline-four engine
engineDisplacement 2.3-litre
2.9-litre
introduced 1985
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
manufacturer Merkur
Merkur
marketedIn Canada
Canada
Canada
North America
United States
United States
United States
notableModel Merkur Scorpio
Merkur XR4Ti
parentCompany Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
positionedAbove Mercury
productionPeriod 1985–1989
1985–1989
1988–1989
reasonForDiscontinuation federal safety and emissions requirements
low sales volumes
unfavorable exchange rates
segment near-luxury car
sport compact
soldThrough Lincoln-Mercury dealers
targetedCompetitors Audi
BMW
Saab
linked to: Saab Automobile
vehicleClass compact executive car
sports coupe
vehicleType passenger cars

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Merkur XR4Ti marketedBy Merkur (automobile marque)
subject linked to: Merkur in the 1980s
linked to: Merkur vehicles
Merkur Scorpio marketedBy Merkur (automobile marque)
subject linked to: Merkur in the 1980s
linked to: Merkur vehicles