United States · founded 1938

Mercury Model History

Ford's mid-priced division (1939–2011) — created by Edsel Ford to sit between Ford and Lincoln, home of the Cougar and Grand Marquis before its 2011 closure.

16 models

The complete catalog

Models

Eight
Mercury's founding model — a V8-powered full-size car sized between Ford and Lincoln, later the icon of 'lead sled' custom culture.
Full-size car · 1939–1951
Cougar
Mercury's longest-running nameplate — a plush Mustang-based pony car (1967) that became a personal-luxury coupe and, finally, a front-drive sport coupe.
Personal luxury car · 1967–2002
Comet
Mercury's compact-then-intermediate of the 1960s–70s, based on the Ford Falcon, Fairlane, then Maverick — and the platform for the Cyclone muscle cars.
Compact car · 1960–1977
Cyclone
Mercury's muscle car — a high-performance Comet/Montego derivative, including the aero Cyclone Spoiler NASCAR homologation cars.
Muscle car · 1964–1972
Marauder
Mercury's 1960s full-size performance car — a fastback-roofed big-block hardtop, briefly a personal-luxury coupe for 1969–1970.
Full-size car · 1963–1970
Marauder (2003–2004)
The blacked-out Panther-platform performance sedan revival — a 302-hp DOHC V8 Grand Marquis, Ford's last new rear-drive North American sedan.
Full-size car · 2003–2004
Capri
Three unrelated cars under one name — a European captive-import coupe, a Fox-body Mustang twin, then an Australian Mazda-based roadster.
Sports car · 1970–1994
Monterey
A long-running full-size Mercury (1950–1974) that anchored the lineup for a quarter century; the name later returned on a 2004–2007 minivan.
Full-size car · 1950–1974
Montego
Mercury's intermediate of the late 1960s–70s, sibling to the Ford Torino; the name later returned on a 2005–2007 full-size sedan.
Mid-size car · 1968–1976
Marquis
Mercury's full-size flagship line — origin of the Grand Marquis trim, which outlived and ultimately replaced it.
Full-size car · 1967–1986
Grand Marquis
Mercury's body-on-frame V8 full-size sedan — a Panther-platform mainstay for nearly three decades and the very last Mercury ever built.
Full-size car · 1983–2011
Sable
Mercury's aero sibling of the Ford Taurus — famous for its full-width 'lightbar' grille and a top-selling fixture for two decades.
Mid-size car · 1986–2009
Villager
Mercury's minivan — a Nissan co-developed people-mover built and sold alongside the nearly identical Nissan Quest.
Minivan · 1993–2002
Mountaineer
Mercury's mid-size SUV — an upscale sibling of the Ford Explorer that helped carry the brand through the SUV boom.
Mid-size SUV · 1997–2010
Mariner
Mercury's compact crossover — a dressier Ford Escape twin, offered with one of the brand's only hybrid powertrains.
Compact SUV · 2005–2011
Milan
One of the last new Mercurys — a mid-size sedan twin of the Ford Fusion, offered with a hybrid in its final years.
Mid-size car · 2006–2010

Other makes

Models

Eight

Cougar

Comet

Cyclone

Marauder

Marauder (2003–2004)

Capri

Monterey

Montego

Marquis

Grand Marquis

Sable

Villager

Mountaineer

Mariner

Milan