Mercury Cougar
| Mercury Cougar | |
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1997 Mercury Cougar XR-7
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mercury (Ford) |
| Model years | 1967–1997 1999–2002 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class |
Pony car (1967–1973) Personal luxury car (1974–1997) Sport compact (1999–2002) |
| First generation | |
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1967 Mercury Cougar
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| Overview | |
| Model years | 1967–1970 (1969–70 are the second body shape) |
| Assembly | United States: Dearborn, Michigan Edison, New Jersey Milpitas, California |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door hardtop 2-door convertible |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | Ford Mustang |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 289 cu in (4.7 L) Windsor V8 390 cu in (6.4 L) FE V8 302 cu in (4.9 L) Windsor V8 351 cu in (5.8 L) Windsor V8 351 cu in (5.8 L) Cleveland V8 428 cu in (7.0 L) FE V8 427 cu in (7.0 L) FE V8 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 111 in (2819 mm) |
| Length | 1967: 190.3 in (4834 mm) 1969: 193.8 in (4923 mm) 1970: 196.1 in (4941 mm) |
| Width | 1967: 71.2 in (1808 mm) 1969: 75.0 in (1905 mm) 1970: 74.2 in (1885 mm) |
| Height | 1967: 51.8 in (1316 mm) 1969: 51.9 in (1318 mm) 1970: 51.3 in (1303 mm) |
| Second generation | |
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1971 Mercury Cougar
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| Overview | |
| Model years | 1971–1973 |
| Assembly | United States: Dearborn, Michigan |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | Two-door hardtop Two-door convertible |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | Ford Mustang |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 351 cu in (5.8 L) Windsor V8 351 cu in (5.8 L) Cleveland V8 429 cu in (7.0 L) Super Cobra Jet V8. |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 112.0 in (2,845 mm) |
| Third generation | |
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1975-76 Mercury Cougar XR-7 2-Door Hardtop
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| Overview | |
| Model years | 1974–1976 |
| Assembly | United States: Lorain, Ohio Pico Rivera, California |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door hardtop |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related |
Ford Torino Ford Elite Mercury Montego |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 351 cu in (5.8 L) Windsor V8 400 cu in (6.6 L) Cleveland V8 460 cu in (7.5 L) 385/Lima V8 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 114.0 in (2,896 mm) |
| Length | 215.5 in (5,474 mm) |
| Width | 78.5 in (1,994 mm) |
| Fourth generation | |
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1977–79 Mercury Cougar
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| Overview | |
| Model years | 1977–1979 |
| Assembly | United States: Lorain, Ohio Pico Rivera, California |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | Four-door sedan Four-door station wagon Two-door coupe |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related |
Ford LTD II Ford Thunderbird |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 302 cu in (4.9 L) V8 351 cu in (5.8 L) V8 400 cu in (6.6 L) V8 |
| Transmission |
C4 automatic FMX automatic C6 automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 114.0 in (2,896 mm) |
| Fifth generation | |
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1980–82 Mercury Cougar XR-7
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| Overview | |
| Model years | 1980–1982 |
| Assembly | United States: Lorain, Ohio |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | Two-door coupe Four-door sedan Four-door station wagon |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Platform | Ford Fox platform |
| Related |
Ford Thunderbird Ford Fairmont Ford Granada Mercury Zephyr Lincoln Continental |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 255 cu in (4.2 L) Windsor V8 302 cu in (4.9 L) Windsor V8 140 cu in (2.3 L) Lima I4 232 cu in (3.8 L) Essex V6 |
| Transmission | Five-speed Tremec T-5 manual Three-speed C5 automatic Four-speed AOD automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 104 in (254 cm) 105.5 in 108.4 in |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Mercury Marquis (sedan, wagon) |
| Sixth generation | |
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1987–88 Cougar LS
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| Overview | |
| Model years | 1983–1988 |
| Assembly | United States: Lorain, Ohio |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door coupe |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Platform | Ford Fox platform |
| Related |
Lincoln Continental Ford LTD Ford Thunderbird Ford Fairmont Mercury Marquis Ford Granada Mercury Zephyr |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.3 L (140 cu in) Lima turbo I4 3.8 L (232 cu in) Essex V6 4.9 L (302 cu in) Windsor 5.0 V8 |
| Transmission | Five-speed Tremec T-5 manual Three-speed C5 automatic Four-speed AOD automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 104 in (2540 mm) (1980–86) 104.2 in (2650 mm) (1987–88) |
| Length | 197.6 in (5020 mm) (1983–86) 200.8 in (5100 mm) (1987–88) |
| Width | 71.1 in (1810 mm) (1983–86) 70.1 (1780 mm) (1987–88) |
| Height | 53.4 in (1360 mm) (1983–86) 53.8 in (1370 mm) (1987–88) |
| Curb weight | 3050–3500 lb (1400–1600 kg) |
| Seventh generation | |
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1989–90 Mercury Cougar LS
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| Overview | |
| Model years | 1989–1997 |
| Assembly | United States: Lorain, Ohio |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door notchback coupe |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Platform | Ford MN12 platform |
| Related |
Ford Thunderbird Lincoln Mark VIII |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.8 L Essex V6 (1989–1997) 5.0 L Windsor V8 (1991–93) 4.6 L Modular V8 (1994–97) |
| Transmission | Four-speed AOD or 4R70W automatic Five-speed manual M5R2(1989–90) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 113.0 in (2,870 mm) |
| Length | 1989–1991: 198.7 in (5,047 mm) 1992–94: 199.9 in (5,077 mm) 1995–97: 200.3 in (5,088 mm) |
| Width | 1989–1994: 72.7 in (1,847 mm) 1995–97: 73.1 in (1,857 mm) |
| Height | 1989–1991: 52.7 in (1,339 mm) 1992–97: 52.5 in (1,334 mm) |
| Curb weight | 3528 lb (1600 kg) with V6 3666 lb (1663 kg) with V8 |
| Eighth generation | |
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2001–2002 Mercury Cougar
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Also called | Ford Cougar |
| Model years | 1999–2002 |
| Assembly | United States: Flat Rock, Michigan (AAI) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sport compact |
| Body style | 3-door liftback |
| Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive |
| Platform | Ford CDW27 platform |
| Related | |
| Powertrain | |
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| Transmission | |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 106.4 in (2,700 mm) |
| Length | 185.0 in (4,700 mm) |
| Width | 69.6 in (1,770 mm) |
| Height | 52.2 in (1,330 mm) |
| Curb weight | 2,892 lb (1,312 kg) |
The Mercury Cougar is a nameplate applied to a diverse series of automobiles sold by Mercury from 1967 to 1997, and again from 1999 to 2002. While most examples were produced as two-door coupes, at various times throughout its production life, the Cougar was also sold as a convertible, four-door sedan, station wagon, and hatchback.
During its production life, as was common practice within the Mercury division, the Cougar shared much of its underpinnings with a Ford counterpart. At the time of its introduction, it was based upon the Ford Mustang. As the Mustang was downsized and redesigned in 1974, the Cougar became based upon the intermediate Mercury Montego (itself based upon the Ford Torino), becoming the replacement for the Montego in 1977. As the Cougar XR7 became the equivalent of the Ford Thunderbird in 1977, the Thunderbird would serve as the Ford counterpart of the Cougar for two decades. After its initial discontinuation, the Cougar emerged as a replacement for the Ford Probe sports coupe, based on the Ford Contour "world car"; as such, it was sold outside of North America as the Ford Cougar.
For many years, the Cougar was important to the image of the Mercury division; advertising often identified its dealers as being "at the sign of the cat". In the early 1970s as part of advertising for the Cougar and Mercury, female models held big cats on leashes. In production for 34 years, the Cougar nameplate is second only to the Grand Marquis in its longevity in the Mercury model line.
The car was assembled at the Dearborn Assembly Plant—one of six plants within the Ford River Rouge Complex—in Dearborn, Michigan, from 1967 to 1973, at the San Jose Assembly Plant in Milpitas, California from 1968 into early 1969, at the Lorain Assembly Plant in Lorain, Ohio, from 1974 to 1997, and at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan from 1999 to 2002.
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