The Mercury Cougar appeared in 1967 as an upscale coupe on a longer wheelbase than the first-generation Ford Mustang it was based on. The XR-7 was among the early versions. Over the years the Cougar grew into a larger personal luxury car that shared the Ford Thunderbird platform. For 1999 to 2002 the name returned on a front-wheel-drive New Edge sport coupe built on the Ford Contour and Mondeo platform.
The Mercury Cougar debuted in 1967 as an upscale, longer-wheelbase personal/muscle coupe based on the first-generation Ford Mustang. Over its run it grew into a larger personal luxury car, later shared the Ford Thunderbird platform, and finally became a front-wheel-drive sport coupe (1999-2002) on the Ford Contour/Mondeo platform.
59years
2generations
2trims
316hp
The Lineage
2 generations · tap any to explore1 trimFirst generation
1967–1970
1 trimNew Edge (1999-2002)
1999–2002
The Story
Why the Cougar mattersTrims · New Edge (1999-2002)
1 trim · 1999–2002Front-wheel-drive New Edge sport coupe on the Ford CDW27 platform; revival of the Cougar name.
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Cougar V6
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