Mercury

1999 Mercury Grand Marquis
Grand Marquis
1992-2011
2009 Mercury Grand Marquis
Grand Marquis
1992-2011
2008 Mercury Mariner
Mariner
2005-2011
2009 Mercury Mariner
Mariner
2005-2011
2006 Mercury Milan
Milan
2006-2011
2005 Mercury Montego
Montego
2005-2007
2005 Mercury Mountaineer
Mountaineer
2002-2010
2006 Mercury Mountaineer
Mountaineer
2002-2010
1993 Mercury Sable
Sable
1990-1995
1999 Mercury Sable
Sable
1996-1999
2005 Mercury Sable
Sable
2000-2005
2008 Mercury Sable
Sable
2008-2009
1994 Mercury Tracer
Tracer
1991-1996
1997 Mercury Tracer
Tracer
1997-2003
Mercury

Mercury is the former entry-level luxury brand of Ford. Mercury cars are completely separate from Mercury Marine, the producer of outboard motors. Mercury was positioned between Ford and Lincoln and competed primarily with Buick and Oldsmobile. Mercury cars were popular with the elderly as they tended to be large with soft suspensions.

Most Mercurys were slightly restyled Ford cars with identical interiors. In the 1990s, the Mercury Villager was offered, which was based on the Nissan Quest. Mercury also capitalized on Ford’s 33% Mazda stake with the Mercury Tracer, which was based on the Mazda Protégé platform. In 1999 the Mercury Cougar was launched with innovative styling, critical praise and it garnered some sales success.

The highest selling Mercury was the Grand Marquis, a rebadged Ford Crown Victoria. Other popular models included the Marauder (also a rebadged Crown Vic), the Mariner (rebadged Ford Escape), the Mountaineer (rebadged Ford Explorer) and Sable (rebadged Taurus). In 2010, Ford finally closed down the Mercury brand.