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From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: "hot" new car from Ford!Europe
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Date: Tue, 22-Jan-85 08:34:48 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 22 08:34:48 1985
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In article <221@oblio.UUCP> jeff@oblio.UUCP (Jeff Buchanan) writes:

>>Folks, A hell of a hot car has hit town from Ford!Europe.
>>
>>I believe the name is Me-Kur canais (sic, ugh) but I do have to say that
>>this thing is a beast in sheeps clothing. First of all this car was designed
>>with the Autobahn in mind, so the suspension is firm to stiff with no
>>noticable roll and sticky tires. But the wild part is that it has a 2.6 6 in
>>it, and cranks out 245 hp. This gives it a top end of about 130-134 mph.
>>Ford is retooling it so that it takes a turbo-4 in america, but I think you
>>can get it with the six in it though. Check out you ford and mercury dealers
>>for the facts/pricing/availability.

>Wow!!  A 156 CID six banger!  245 HP!  Oh my God, I can't conceive of
>such horsepower!!  I sure hope I don't get challenged to a race
>when I'm cruising around in my '66 Corvette with open chambered 427 L-88
>engine.  I tremble at the very thought!

Yeah, I'd hope so, too.  Do you have a firm suspension and chassis?
Nah, a solid rear axle is an old muscle car favourite --- not exactly
super handling.  And sticky tires?  Oh, old yankee-style L50-15 bias
plys or something of the sort with cat-size white lettering.  Your
'vette also likely gets about two miles to the gallon, instead of the
respectable fuel economy of the Merkur (which is *not* available with
the six).  Oh, I'm sure you could blow a Merkur off at a stoplight,
but how about around Sears Point?  I'd be certainly interested (could
you do a full lap without refueling?  :-) ).  Move over, grandpa ---
the times have changed!  There's more to life than the quartermile...

			\tom haapanen
			watmath!watdcsu!haapanen