Back in the 1990s, both the Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar existed for those that liked a nice, sporty, and spacious coupe, though both have since gone the way of the dinosaur. Regardless, both the T-Bird and Cougar remain popular targets in the used car market these days, and we’ve seen a few nice, low-mile examples hit the collector car auction circuit as well. That list now includes this 1989 Mercury Cougar XR-7, which just popped up for sale with one particularly unique feature.
This 1989 Mercury Cougar is up for auction at Bring a Trailer with a reasonable 50k miles on the clock, and it’s finished in Oxford White paint with no flaws noted in the listing. It’s fitted with a body kit covering its lower flanks, giving the large coupe a sportier look, along with features such as tinted windows, a sunroof, a decklid luggage rack, and seven-spoke 16-inch cast aluminum wheels wrapped with 225/60 Michelin Symmetry all-season tires at all four corners.
Inside the cabin, one will find a very sanitary Current Red cloth interior with power-adjustable front sport seats, an AM/FM/cassette stereo, cruise control, automatic front seatbelts, a premium sound system, and power windows, locks, and mirrors, though the air conditioning system needs to be serviced.
Power comes from the supercharged 3.8L V6 that was factory-rated to produce 210 horsepower and 315 pound-feet of torque, and it’s mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. The Cougar also features electronic ride control, an independent rear suspension, and four-wheel disc brakes, to boot.
Earlier this year, we also came across a 1995 Ford Thunderbird fitted with a body kit as well, which had 15k miles on the clock at that time. As for the last time we spotted a similarly nice example of the Mercury Cougar from this generation, well, that was actually a couple of years ago in the form of a 1997 model that had a mere 291 miles on the clock.
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