Even though the cars were very appealing, Merkur failed to make any sales. The XR4Ti was a sports car designed to compete with BMW. It has only 19K miles on it, and you can choose the stick shift if you’d rather. At the start of the 1980s, Bob Lutz, a young and ambitious executive at Ford, thought that the company should learn from BMW. He had been BMW’s executive vice president of sales for three years, so it was likely that he knew what to do. The fast, rear-wheel-drive Ford Sierra XR4i that was made in Germany was going to get a turbo boost in the 1980s. The finished item would be called a Merkur. The people in charge at BMW didn’t lose much sleep. This 1985 Merkur XR4Ti, which has only 19K miles on it, is for sale on Bring a Trailer. It’s a good example of this short-lived attitude. You can’t miss the bright red paint job and the desirable five-speed manual gear. It has only 19,000 miles on it. It is a notable example of an attempt to create a car that ultimately failed. The method made sense on paper, at the very least. The Merkur X4RTi is built on the Ford Sierra, which was a big hit in Europe and led to some really great performance changes. As a touring car, the Sierra RS Cosworth was a real beast in the 1980s. When the XR4Ti first came out in Lincoln-Mercury stores, it cost $50,000, which is about the same price it is now. That’s a lot of power for a four-cylinder engine, even with turbochargers and rear-wheel drive. People didn’t want to buy the Merkur XR4Ti because it had a brand name that was hard to understand and a model name that sounded like a cat running across a computer. Also, there would not have been many people interested in this sporty Ford, especially since the V-8 Fox-body Mustang was on show next to it. This car showcases the bravery of people in the past, and it will undoubtedly become a great treasure in the future. For its time, the XR4Ti is more comfortable and well-equipped, but it’s not as fast as a Cosworth Sierra. Unlike the E30 BMW 3-series, it is also not often seen. As previously mentioned, this car has only 19,000 miles on it and has had only one owner throughout its lifetime. By 1980s standards, it’s pretty fancy, with air conditioning, a tape player, heated seats, and windows and lights that move on their own. The turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine makes 200 lb-ft of torque and 175 horsepower. It has a single overhead cam.
