Merkur XR4Ti

E47493
automobile model sport compact car

The Merkur XR4Ti is a mid-1980s, turbocharged rear-wheel-drive sport hatchback sold by Ford’s short-lived Merkur brand in North America, based on the European Ford Sierra.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Ford Sierra XR4i 4
Merkur XR4Ti canonical 3
Ford Sierra 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile model ⓘ
sport compact car ⓘ
assemblyLocation Rheine, Germany ⓘ
basedOn Merkur XR4Ti self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ford Sierra
bodyStyle 3-door hatchback ⓘ
brandOwner Ford Motor Company ⓘ
class sport hatchback ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
designer Ford Styling Department ⓘ
surface form: Ford of Europe design team
drivetrain rear-wheel drive ⓘ
emissionsStandard U.S. federal emissions compliant (1980s) ⓘ
engineConfiguration inline-4 engine ⓘ
engineDisplacement 2.3 litres ⓘ
fuelType gasoline ⓘ
induction turbocharged ⓘ
introducedAt Chicago Auto Show ⓘ
surface form: 1984 Chicago Auto Show
layoutDescription front-engine, rear-wheel-drive sport hatchback ⓘ
manufacturer Merkur ⓘ
market North America ⓘ
marketPosition European performance car for North America ⓘ
marketSegment entry-level European import alternative ⓘ
marketStatus discontinued ⓘ
modelYears 1985 ⓘ
1986 ⓘ
1987 ⓘ
1988 ⓘ
1989 ⓘ
notableFeature bi-plane rear spoiler ⓘ
independent rear suspension ⓘ
turbocharged 2.3L Lima engine ⓘ
platform Ford Sierra platform ⓘ
predecessor none ⓘ
productionEnd 1989 ⓘ
productionStart 1984 ⓘ
relatedModel Ford Sierra RS Cosworth ⓘ
Merkur XR4Ti self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ford Sierra XR4i
safetyFeature front disc brakes ⓘ
rear drum brakes ⓘ
soldBy Lincoln-Mercury dealer network ⓘ
surface form: Lincoln-Mercury dealers
soldUnderNameplate Merkur ⓘ
successor none ⓘ
suspensionTypeFront MacPherson strut ⓘ
suspensionTypeRear independent semi-trailing arm ⓘ
transmissionOption 3-speed automatic transmission ⓘ
5-speed manual transmission ⓘ
valvetrain single overhead camshaft ⓘ
vehicleLayout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout ⓘ
wheelbase 2608 mm ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Merkur → introducedModel → Merkur XR4Ti ⓘ
Merkur → basedOn → Merkur XR4Ti ⓘ
subject surface form: Merkur XR4Ti
this entity surface form: Ford Sierra XR4i
Merkur XR4Ti → basedOn → Merkur XR4Ti self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ford Sierra
Merkur XR4Ti → relatedModel → Merkur XR4Ti self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ford Sierra XR4i
Merkur Scorpio → predecessor → Merkur XR4Ti ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merkur XR4Ti (in Merkur lineup context)
Merkur vehicles → notableModel → Merkur XR4Ti ⓘ
subject surface form: Merkur
Merkur vehicles → basedOn → Merkur XR4Ti ⓘ
subject surface form: Merkur XR4Ti
this entity surface form: Ford Sierra XR4i
Merkur in the 1980s → primaryModel → Merkur XR4Ti ⓘ
subject surface form: Merkur (automobile marque)
Merkur in the 1980s → basedOn → Merkur XR4Ti ⓘ
subject surface form: Merkur XR4Ti
this entity surface form: Ford Sierra XR4i