Mercury tracer
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Mercury Tracer (1987-1990)
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Tracer | |
Production period: | 1987-1999 |
Class : | Compact class |
Body versions : | Sedan , hatchback , station wagon |
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Gasoline engines : 1.6–2.0 liters (65–93 kW) |
Length: | 4115-4337 mm |
Width: | 1656-1702 mm |
Height: | 1339-1354 mm |
Wheelbase : | |
Empty weight : | |
Previous model | Lynx |
The Mercury Tracer was a lower middle class model sold from 1987 to 1999 by the US American automobile brand Mercury , which belongs to the Ford group .
Model history
In the fall of 1987, Mercury introduced the Tracer as the successor to the Mercury Lynx . This model was a clone of the Ford Laser already available in Asia and Australia , which was based on the Mazda 323 . The five-door hatchback sedans were built at the Ford Hermosillo plant in Mexico, and the three-door hatchbacks at the Mazda 323 plant in Hiroshima. The first Tracer was powered by an 83 hp (61 kW) 1.6-liter four-cylinder.
In 1990 a new tracer followed, this time based on the contemporary Ford Escort , which was based on the B platform of the Mazda 323. The sporty Tracer LTS (with a 1.8-liter DOHC engine from Mazda) was featured on the annual Ten Best list of the US car magazine Car and Driver in 1991 . The remaining models were powered by a 1.9-liter four-cylinder Ford (89 hp / 65 kW).
The Tracer took part in the model change of the US Escort in 1997 and received a new body, a newly designed interior and a new engine on a largely unchanged platform. The equipment levels basic (called GS in some model years) and LS were offered, and there was also a trio optics package (as with the predecessor) in 1998/99. The LS represented the comfort-oriented variant and was available with extras that were unusual for the class, such as leather interior, keyless entry, electric windows, central locking, etc.; Series were the LS tachometer, aluminum rims and others. The third-generation Tracer had a 112 hp (82 kW) two-liter four-cylinder from the Ford CVH family. It was deleted in 1999 without replacement.
A badge engineering model originally planned for 2011 based on the third generation Ford Focus has been deleted due to the discontinuation of the Mercury brand.