Merkur XR4Ti

[shantuku]

these were some of the worst cars ever produced.

[Annihilator1111]

the 1985-1989 Merkur XRT4Ti was assembled in

Osnabrück, Germany

[Ziknazoo]

Awesome car! I wanted one of those in the day... Still do. But, what's with thiose rims? Yech!

[MrYayo22]

who would imagine this ugly car came with 175hp stock at 15psi LOL

[HiHello2012]

Makes ford sierra's look like a pile of wank....

[abcf12345678]

What A piece of Shit! talk about embarassing cool car 25 years ago!

[beluga420]

those cars are damn ugly, but its not whats in the outside that counts, it's what is in under the hood hehe

[totalguy]

sounds like a tracktor lol my diesel mondeo is quieter than that lol good cars the sierra though

[billygoatdawg081992]

Sweet car, really. I'd love to have one of these babies!

[edmondturcott]

you are thinking of the rs not the xr

[TheOriginalHamster]

Man I forgot about these, they were always a fun car.

[Seattlecarnut]

Oh, ok. That makes more sense.

[Seattlecarnut]

I'll say this for the car, it's nice looking. Where the hell did they come up with a name like Merkur? I would've preferred Mercury XR4ti or Ford Sierra, like its European counterpart.

[TPena92]

Merkur is German for Mercury

[marek1300]

@Seattlecarnut  Ford Mercur XR4Ti in USA but in Europ is Ford Sierra XR4i

[d123420]

i want this car but its soooo old to put money into. i reallly wanna know if the focus rs is coming to north america. anyone know?

[store275]

That is one gorgeous car....still timeless after all these years.

[Lodoz]

I almost had a white one for my first car, went to the dealership, told him to hold it, would go to the bank, got the money, showed up next day and the fucking asshole sold it...

[billygoatdawg081992]

@Lodoz dude, that sucks. I'm so sorry.

[WasteOfLyf]

I miss my xr4ti so much. It was a fun car to drive when it ran right. I just didn't have the time or money to keep up with it.

[TPena92]

keeping the merk up and running .. i like that lol

[wahgwaan87]

its only a ford sierra

[gobersiak]

No, there is many diffrences between ford sierra and Mercur xr4ti. Main is, that sierra never had 2.3 liter turbo engine. Except diesel :)

[AndrewNeilFalconer]

The only way any auto can still be running after 20 years is if it has been barely used or has been totally rebuilt.

[MegaTronn]

Or if it were properly maintained. You'd be surprised at some cars that are still running perfectly after many years with proper maintenance.

[AzBirdDog]

Very True, Very True!

My brother has a 68 rs/ss, 79 z28 and both are still fine running vehicles.

He doesn't mistreat them, doesn't run them to the ground.

I'm in love with the '68!

[Funkyc0ldMedina]

That is a completely false statement.

[AndrewNeilFalconer]

If you have your life set up where you can drive from point a to point b on properly paved roads, with no holes or road dust, then your automobile will last a long time. It also helps if there is no winter road salt, or it is possible to always get the auto washed and waxed right after the exposure to winter road salt. Get new spark plugs and a new fuel filter each year to keep the engine running right.

[lamarr912]

Merkur was a subsidiary of Ford, they wanted a German sounding marque, but you see where it is now.

[Drewbl99d]

Sexyest car alive!

[lamarr912]

Child boo.

[aravikipita]

didn't know that they sold it in the U.S this is the europian Ford sierra mk1

[otterhead45]

sold as a mercury (merkur in german , i think) , also sold the 4 door scorpio/granada/etc , names may be wrong , hey i am a yank , whaddya want.lol

they were great cars , never sold many , on account that americans are stupid , and nobody new what the hell they were

and they were expensive

[djkenny]

those rims are GET-TOW. I love merkurs, but the stock wheels are much more attractive

[gadheil1969]

i kind of agree with u now. i'm redoing the stock rims in black & better tires, thanks. :-)

[MorePOwerplz]

LoL! Wow, those are insanely ugly cars with a very good history. I've read somewhere they call those things scorpios in europe and they used to use them as police cars. These things were like the mitsu lancers of today. If I were you I would take the spoilers off and and make it more of a sleeper even though thats what it is already. Done any mods?

[bmxbmw]

Scorpio is the other car Merkur built and in Europe it's the Granada or Granada Scorpio. It's a bigger car. This car in Europe is the Sierra.

[gadheil1969]

tons of them. they're posted on the video info. i thought about putting the other spoiler on it, but i like the older uglier kind. i'm a poor sap for ugly cars. the renault turbo is my next project someday.

[brother776]

@MorePOwerplz well in the uk this cars where called the ford sierra , they came in 1.6 ,1.8,2.0, or 2.9 , there where some that where taken from factory and turbocharged i.e xr4x4 twin turbo , as for the name "scorpio" thats another car all together here in the UK its the same as the ford granada which holds some of the same engine veriants to the sierra , i,e 2.0 , the rare 2.4 , the more common 2.8 or 2.9 , there was afew turbocharged and afew 4 wheel drive aswell as i have a scorpio 4x4

[poil27]

@MorePOwerplz those spoilers are bone stock

the where called sierra rs in europe

thay won british touring car 4 or 5 years in a row back in the 80's

[Slipknotyk06]

@poil27 - That's what replaced the Merkur XR4Ti

[biglarfspeed6]

@MorePOwerplz These are actually called the Ford Sierra in Europe. There was also a Cosworth modified variant, the Sierra RS Cosworth. These cars were extremely competitive, if not dominant, as race cars in touring car series including BTCC. Cars that are extremely underrated in the U.S. Thereis a Merkur Scorpio, which is what I believe you are talking about.

[Stormhammer87]

Hmm... not a fan of the taillights/rims/tires stick out, and the interior I can only assume is to protect or cover up the upholstery? Looks like a work in progress =)

[MyScionVVTI]

Wow um... what a piece of garbage. I completely think ricer when i see this. Get a real car dude.

[gadheil1969]

its a german car you dummy. ur scion is 100% ricer & this car loves to fry rice. good day to ya fellow car lover.

[simplyunkillable]

hey fucktard? whats more rice? a anglo-german sports-sallon, or a scion, a fucking civic with a toaster body?

[otterhead45]

it is german , you nonce

[lickthetip]

You are wrong, its not german. It's a Ford sierra mk1 with a different badge.

[renell]

you are right but its a different engine not a ybd engine like the sierra

[TPena92]

ya lol scions are jokes lol FWD and doing like 18s on 1/4 mile lol and merkurs came out in 85 doing better then that

[Cordius]

Er, wait you are comparing a boosted car to a 4 cyl econobox?

[redshift1340]

I love these cars cuz barely anyone knows about em. My best friend had one forever and he loved it even tho it kept breaking hehe. He still has it but it wont run cuz he kept snapping clutch cables lol. He even tried to have one custom made higher strenght lol!

[fasterxr4ti]

the cur for snaping merkur cables is to buy the svo stang cable and with very light modifycation make it work its is a lot heaver gauge and i havent broke mine yet with 3 yrs of auto crosing and light road racing

[redshift1340]

thanks for the advice:) ill pass that on to my friend. He'll be very happy when he gets it on the road again

[fasterxr4ti]

yea you have to shav down the rubber bezzle that goes in to the fire wall of the car and rerout the cable a little differently but it is like 2 gauges thicker than the standered cable

[djmhyde]

i like your rear spoiler, this spoiler fits in Ford Escort mk3/4?

[lilpoindexter]

I thought they were the greatest when i saw one for the first time at the '83 Los Angeles Auto show, in 1998 i bought a 89, it was cool

[finalfantasyXyuna]

i would love to have one, i couldn't find one anywhere so i got a mustang with the xr4ti motor in it.

[gadheil1969]

lol. thats cool. i always wanted one ever since i was 16-17 when they were new. i found mine by accident & bought it for $750. 4yrs later rebuilt it. got it for a steal. hope you find one in decent shape if you ever look for one again.

[finalfantasyXyuna]

well im 18 now so i figure, i have a lot of time to look... i know where 3 are right now but the garage won't sell them

[dude486]

nice car burnout next time.

[gadheil1969]

ok. you got it. than(x)r4ti.

[preppydetroit]

Recieved...acknowledged

[preppydetroit]

Mekur Xr4ti suck...they sucked when they were new...They are all shape...interior=horrible,engi­ne=horrible..I have owned 2

[gadheil1969]

thats why i like em so much. people either like them or freakin hate them, one says what the hell is that its ugly & other says wow awesome. its a love hate relationship. you just had lemons. all manafacturer has lemons. you're just attracted to lemons. no problems here. goota love em or hate em. thanks for the comment:-) :-p

[gadheil1969]

if you had two i figured you learned your the lessont he first time. see even you have the love hate relationship. nothing wrong with that preppydetroit.

[sneecharity]

nice xr4ti. i have one in the works. but you have to toss those rims