Which kind of gives it a handicap
February 4, 2007I want a Ford Cougar.
I’ll be buying myself a new car when I’m done at university (2.5 years from now). I was in doubt between the Peugeot 406 Coupe and the Ford Cougar, but the fact that the Cougar is built upon the base of the Ford Mondeo kind of gives it a head start; the Mondeo is a highly regarded car, with excellent drivability. Also, the 406 Coupe is French. Which kind of gives it a handicap.
The Cougar came in two basic models, the 2.0l straight four and the 2.5l V6. The latter is a bit over the top for me (and too expensive), but the former is just perfect. The 2.0 has 130bhp which makes it do 10.3s to reach 100kph, with a maximum speed of 209kph. Decent enough.
Other than that, the Cougar is fcuking beautiful. Seriously.
Right now, the Cougar 2.0 goes for roughly 7500-9000 Eur (the new price was 28000 Eur), which is doable for a car like this.
Darn. I can’t wait.
Since when has ford started branding mercury cars in europe? The Cougar has been under the Mercury umbrella for some years. They are nice cars, my uncle has one and he loves it.
Comment by aesiamun — February 6, 2007 @ 4:16 pm
It’s actually the other way around; this Cougar first made its appearance in Europe under the Ford brand, after which it was sold as the Mercury Cougar in the US a year later.
Obviously, the Mercury Cougar has a long heritage which goes back to the ’60s in the US.
Comment by Administrator — February 6, 2007 @ 4:33 pm
In the UK at least, any vehicle based upon the Ford Mondeo is a little bit of a handicap!
I know…I had one!
On the other hand, the cougar does look nice, much better than the newer Peugeot models. I particularly dislike the look of the completely OVERSIZED grille apertures….
Just my 0.02 euros
Comment by El-Al — February 6, 2007 @ 9:16 pm