I'm not quite sure we can call today's 1987 Merkur XR4Ti a similar example of badge engineering, as the car from which it was derived was a full-blooded Ford, the European Sierra. FoMoCo's big ...

Examples abound: (1) an Opel Astra sold here as a Saturn Astra, (2) an Opel Omega as a Cadillac Catera, (3) a Teutonic Ford Sierra as a 1985 Merkur XR4Ti. Importing the Ford required more balls ...

No car drove that point home harder than the 1985-1989 Merkur XR4Ti, the Americanized Ford ... far too easy to get the Merkur over onto the bump stops in fast sweepers." See All 7 Photos Ford ...

Thus, Ford created a confusing new brand for the car, Merkur. The Sierra was federalized with the 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder from the Mustang SVO, and a new name: XR4Ti. Hemmings The car ...