Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watdcsu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watdcsu!haapanen From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Ford!Europe Muscle Car Message-ID: <839@watdcsu.UUCP> Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 08:37:37 EST Article-I.D.: watdcsu.839 Posted: Fri Jan 18 08:37:37 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 18-Jan-85 10:34:47 EST References: <1@pb~r.UUCP> Reply-To: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 19 In article <1@pb~r.UUCP> peterb@pbear.UUCP writes: > > Folks, A hell of a hot car has hit town from Ford!Europe. > >I believe the name is Me-Kur canais (sic, ugh) but I do have to say that >this thing is a beast in sheeps clothing. First of all this car was designed >with the Autobahn in mind, so the suspension is firm to stiff with no >noticable roll and sticky tires. But the wild part is that it has a 2.6 6 in >it, and cranks out 245 hp. This gives it a top end of about 130-134 mph. >Ford is retooling it so that it takes a turbo-4 in america, but I think you >can get it with the six in it though. Check out you ford and mercury dealers >for the facts/pricing/availability. In Europe, it's called the Ford Sierra XR4i. In North America, it comes *only* with the SVO turbo four, and is called the Merkur XR4Ti. Considerably more impressive than most of the stuff put out by Ford North America. \tom watmath!watdcsu!haapanen