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 ...

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 ...

The Merkur XR4Ti is still a fairly appealing moderate ... It takes quite a sharp bump to make one think "hard springs." This state of suspension tune is stage one. Harness, who has been in this ...

Either completely forgotten or ridiculed by the few who still remember it, the Merkur XR4Ti failed because of questionable marketing decisions and not because it was a bad car. Throughout the ...

Cars like today's Nice Price or No Dice Merkur XR4Ti were once referred to as "captive imports." Let's see if this rare former Ford can capture your hearts at its asking price. Now, while I agree ...

If you thought all of these qualifiers couldn’t go together when describing a car, the 1985-1989 Merkur XR4Ti would like to have a word with you. With a family of Fords facing off and suite of ...

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 ...