Ford might have added another name to this list if it hadn't brought over a sporty Ford that was popular in parts of Europe.

In total, around 850 exterior and chassis components were unique to the XR4Ti. Photo: Ford Motor Co. Although the design hasn't aged well, back in the mid-1980s, the Merkur XR4Ti looked sporty and ...

The Merkur XR4Ti was an award-winning, turbocharged home run for Ford in the 1980s—until it landed in U.S. dealerships with a thud. How could this have happened? As the latest episode of Revelations ...

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 than ...

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 ...

Merkur was marketed as a Mercury sub ... its sportiest model was the XR4Ti. It was based on the European Ford Sierra XR4i, but was modified to meet U.S. regulations. Among those modifications ...

See All 45 Photos Paul and Flo Henderson's '38 Ford five-window coupe exudes high ... Ontario-based JH Restorations, this 1987 Merkur XR4Ti wears a custom body kit that evokes the look of the ...

For brothers Jesse and Jordan Henke, the shell of the 1987 Ford Merkur XR4Ti that had been so much a part of their youth held a beauty only a car restoration shop owner could love. The ugly ...

The Merkur XR4Ti was a reskinned Euro-spec Ford Sierra XR4Ti, albeit with a turbocharged four-cylinder instead of the European version's V6. While the Euro Sierra was a success and remains a cult ...

Ultimately, Ford's experimental Euro-import brand for the U.S. market was only saved from being its statistically worst brand by a single model year. Merkur's existence had a lot in common with ...