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To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Mercury Cougar, for 1997, Mercury produced a 30th Anniversary Mercury Cougar XR7 as an option package. [76] Distinguished by its use of Lincoln Mark VIII wheels, the 30th Anniversary Cougar featured model-specific C-pillar emblems, embroidered seat and floormat emblems; the option also included ...
The eighth-generation Ford Thunderbird is a long-wheelbase variant of the rear-wheel drive Ford Fox platform; stretched to 108.4 inches, it shares its chassis with the Mercury Cougar XR7 (1980–1982), the Lincoln Continental (1982–1987) and the Continental / Lincoln Mark VII (1984–1992). The adoption of the Fox architecture marked the ...
For 1980, Mercury downsized the Cougar, erasing the previous size overlap between it and the Marquis. Pared down to the XR7 coupe, the Cougar was redesigned alongside the Ford Thunderbird as a long-wheelbase version of the Zephyr. Poorly received by critics and buyers, sales of the model line collapsed (to less than one-third of 1979 levels).
Sharing a chassis with the Mercury Cougar (replacing the previous Cougar XR7, offered solely as a coupe), the Thunderbird was also a counterpart of the Continental/Lincoln Mark VII (1984-1992). The 4.9L V8 (marketed as a 5.0L by Ford) made its return in 1983, alongside the debut of the first and only four-cylinder Thunderbird.
Mercury Cougar (sixth generation) 1983–1988 Mercury Cougar (seventh generation / MN-12) 104.2 in (2,647 mm) Return to single model line; Cougar XR7 is sold as Mercury version of Thunderbird Turbo Coupe from 1983–1986, replaced with V8 engine in 1987. Continental Mark VII and Lincoln Mark VII: 1984–1992 Continental Mark VI: Lincoln Mark ...
The Marquis offered a 5.8 L V8 (the 351 V8 from the Cougar XR7) as an option. [31] For 1981, the engine line underwent a revision, with a 4.2 L V8 becoming the standard engine on the base-trim Marquis outside of California; [32] the now-optional 5.0 L V8 was offered on Brougham-trim Marquis and Grand Marquis four-door sedans. [33]
For 1981, Mercury expanded the Cougar from the XR7 coupe to its entire mid-size model range. Replacing the Monarch, the 1981 Cougar added two-door and four-door sedans to its model range as Mercury counterparts of the Granada; a Cougar station wagon was introduced (adopted from the Mercury Zephyr) for 1982.
For 1974, the Mercury Cougar XR7 adopted the body of the Montego two-door hardtop, now the counterpart of the Ford Elite, the Cougar was repackaged as an intermediate-size personal luxury car. While the notchback roofline remained for the two-door hardtop (though rear side windows became fixed in place, with an opera window added as an option ...