Comments on: Report: Ford of Europe designing future Mercury model

By: Other Man

Other Man — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:46:39 +0000

They should probably eliminate the Lincoln MKX and MKZ to give Mercury some breathing room. That’s part of the problem. Ford and Lincoln push close together, and as a result, there’s no room for Mercury to take on Buick and Acura like they should.

By: yarddog82abn

yarddog82abn — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:03:49 +0000

It’s about time, I guess they finally read my letters. and if this turns out not to work I had no part what so ever….

By: MercMark

MercMark — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:05:36 +0000

Bring back a Cougar version of the Mustang!

By: Badass Z51

Badass Z51 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:06:44 +0000

So. It’ll still be an ugly piece of junk because Ford REFUSES to give Americans what they want.
All American car companies have the same credo……” Here’s what we think you should have, it’s kind of what you want… but not really”.
All 3 deserve to be in the shape they’re in.

By: BMW M1

BMW M1 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:49:01 +0000

Its still gonna be doomed! The Euro Focus will come out as a Ford, and then 2-3 years later they plan to release the same model with a different design and market it in a higher price segment

By: sudo95

sudo95 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:35:06 +0000

Ford fans have been screaming for the Euro-spec focus instead of crappy American version we’ve been forced to buy. At least we’ll be getting a Mercury version of a much better Focus.

By: muttonchops

muttonchops — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:59:42 +0000

I’ve repeatedly said that the only thing that Mercury needs to solidify it’s place as an actual brand is ONE unique car. How hard would it be to create a small roadster on the Mazda MX-5 platform? How many convertibles does Ford have? One? This car would be the perfect low cost “halo” vehicle for Mercury and would help define the brand’s core message of efficient and stylish small cars. They could even use the folding hardtop version which is pretty sweet. it would be Ford’s only folding hard top in the American market.

By: manarc250

manarc250 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:55:08 +0000

Mercury has a place as a brand between Ford and Lincoln. It will allow Lincoln to hopefully more a touch more upscale and fill in the gap. All the dealers should be moving towards carrying all three brands. It would be just like a Chevy, Buick, Cadillac store. Im not a huge fan of Buick but the gap between Chevy and Cadillac leaves a big void that Buick could fill nicely. Selling these brands out of one dealership should give a huge range of products to touch every product segment out there, giving the stores a fighting chance and the manufactures a chance to be competitive all around.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:57:33 +0000

My mother used to let me drive our ‘69 Mercury Grand Marquis when I was 15. Great starter car: 429 cubes and I’m guessing close to 5,000 lbs. I still remember being able to turn the steering wheel to 3 or 9 o’clock without inducing any noticeable change to the vehicle’s direction. My other favorite Mercury was my ‘85 5.0 Capri with the ‘bubble’ hatch and the last year for the 4 barrel carb. Of course it was really just a Mustang underneath the bulging fenders, but everyone had one of those.

By: tyler_is_aero_tt

tyler_is_aero_tt — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:36:12 +0000

Doesn’t anybody ever think on the bright side anymore? Ford of Europe has way better designs than any Ford or Mercury here, higher quality, more fun to drive, and more reliable- pretty much better in every way. So Mercury won’t be bland carbon-copied Fords for people over the age of 65 anymore. I’m thinking more of like a classy Saturn.

By: autonut

autonut — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:40:08 +0000

El Aleman, please define “soon” in Ford’s terms. Another century, perhaps.

By: ktulu

ktulu — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:30:26 +0000

2 late

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:02:39 +0000

“it’s good to hear that the brand actually has a future…” Yes LLN, knowing that Mercury has a future, I can now die a happy man.

By: El Aleman

El Aleman — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:56:16 +0000

So in other words Mercury is gonna offer rebadged versions of the Euro-Fords soon to come to America?

By: cereal

cereal — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:23:25 +0000

About time…. ???

By: autonut

autonut — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:15:28 +0000

I think it is clear thinking on the death bed.

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:15:12 +0000

^ LMAO! ^

And knowing the gringos that are in charge, I wouldn’t put it past them.

Heck, in my city, we have a street called “La Madre Way.” That was either gringos being stupid, or Mexican’s playing a mean joke. It’s funny as hell, though.

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:01:09 +0000

……… Cool. I am praying for a complement to the
……… Ford Fiesta to be called the Mercury Mierda.