When Mercury unveiled the Cougar in 1967, it was never meant to out-Mustang the Mustang—but rather to exist as its upscale cousin. Built on the same platform but draped in refined sheet metal and ...

Muscle cars often fall into two neat camps: the bare-bones bruisers that ruled drag strips, and the plush cruisers that leaned more toward boulevard posing. Mercury's Cougar refused to pick a side. It ...

In late 1966, the editors of Motor Trend spent quite a bit of time evaluating Mercury's new Cougar. Some of the cars were equipped to bring out the "personal luxury" persona of the new cat, with plush ...

A Convenience Group is now standard for Mercury s sporty, front-drive coupe. Two new limited-production, special-edition models the XR and C2 also have gone on sale, each packed with a unique group of ...