For the 1985 model year, the Ford Sierra XR4i was given the same turbocharged Pinto engine as the Mustang SVO and called the Merkur XR4Ti. For 1988, the Ford Scorpio was added to the Merkur lineup.

Ford launched Merkur in 1985 with the XR4Ti, a hot-rod version of the salesman-special Sierra powered by a modified Mustang SVO engine, and the Scorpio, the posh version of Ford’s Euro-market ...

This might be the first Merkur XR4Ti restomod, and it's amazing. Merkur was Ford's effort from 1985 to 1989 to bring European products to the United States as premium offerings. One of these ...

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Thus, the Merkur XR4Ti was an American adaptation of the European Ford Sierra ... as the car got hurried into production in a remarkably short period. It rode on a modified version of the Hornet's ...

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You may remember the Merkur XR4Ti Andy Rouse used to win the BTCC title in 1985 ... with other Ford parts bin items heavily modified. The McPherson struts were moved upwards to clear the larger wheels ...

Modified vehicles can raise insurance costs. Turbocharged cars are especially prone to higher insurance costs as it’s associated with high-risk behavior. Customized vehicles have a higher risk ...

A modified butterfly spread is an options strategy that adjusts a standard butterfly's strike prices or contract ratios to achieve a specific market outlook. Also called the 1-3-2 butterfly spread ...

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