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Capri (later Mercury Capri) is a nameplate marketed by the Lincoln-Mercury division of Ford Motor Company over three generations between 1970 and 1994.. From 1970 to 1978, the Capri was a sport compact marketed in North America by the Lincoln-Mercury division without any Ford or Mercury divisional branding; [1] it was a captive import, manufactured by Ford of Europe and sold simply as the Capri.
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On 25 September 1973, Ford gave the green light to the long-awaited RHD RS Capri, replacing the Cologne V6 based RS 2600 with the Essex V6 based RS 3100, with the usual 3.0 L Essex V6's displacement increased to 3,098 cc (3.1 L; 189.1 cu in) by boring the cylinders from the 93.6 mm (3.69 in) of the 3.0 L to 95.25 mm (3.75 in). [15]
Turbo 1979–1981 Ford Mustang; 1979–1981 Mercury Capri; 1980 Ford Fairmont (all body styles except wagons) 1980 Mercury Zephyr (all body styles except wagons) 1985–1989 Merkur XR4Ti; 1983–1986 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe; 1984–1986 Mercury Cougar XR7; 1983–1984 Mustang Turbo GT (W Code) 1983–1984 Capri Turbo RS; Turbo/Intercooler 1984 ...
This is a list of both production and concept vehicles of the former Mercury division of Ford Motor Company of the United States and Canada. Production models [ edit ]
As a replacement, from 1979 to 1986, the Mercury Capri was sold as the Mercury counterpart of the Ford Mustang. From 1991 to 1994, the Mercury Capri was sold as a 2+2 roadster, imported from Ford of Australia, which produced its version as the Ford Capri. Alongside Zephyr, Capri is the only nameplate ever used by all three Ford divisions.
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Merkur (German pronunciation: [mɛʁˈkuːɐ̯], Mercury) is a defunct automobile brand that was marketed by the Lincoln-Mercury division of Ford Motor Company from 1985 to 1989. Drawing its name from the German word for Mercury, Merkur was targeted at buyers of European executive cars in North America, selling captive imports produced by the ...