The 1980s were a time of radical thinking, big hair, big music, big changes in the world, and trying new big ideas. The auto-world was no exception. Around thirty years ago, we were treated to some of ...

Merkurs are some of our favorite cars. Flickr pool member sncollins has a nice ’88 XR4Ti he’s been wheeling around for the last 20,000 miles or so. Powered by the tough-as-nails 2.3 liter turbocharged ...

The Türbö Schnitzel XR4Ti has competed in several LeMons events here in South Carolina, with predictable results each time: KABOOM! Obviously, an XR4Ti must have a turbocharged Ford engine, but ...

Either completely forgotten or ridiculed by the few who still remember it, the Merkur XR4Ti failed because of questionable marketing decisions and not because it was a bad car. Throughout the decades, ...

Ultimately, Ford's experimental Euro-import brand for the U.S. market was only saved from being its statistically worst brand by a single model year. Merkur's existence had a lot in common with the ...

When an owner is willing to give you the molds to repair an all-carbon-fiber race car, you’ve got a good deal on your hands. Such is the case with this carbon-fiber-bodied, tube-frame, 300-horsepower, ...

It has been a while since the gates to Project Car Hell last creaked open, so we've decided to turn up the temperature in the Lake of Fire (which we use as a parts-washer in the Hell Garage) and order ...

Merkur XR4Ti is hardly a name that rolls off the lips. It`s also a badge that violates the longstanding rule that any name with more than three syllables probably can`t be pronounced and usually won`t ...

Justin Cupler has been a member of the TopSpeed team since 2012. Justin's love for cars started back when he was just five years old, helping his dad work on his 1957 Chevy Bell Air and then his 1966 ...

The seller of today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Merkur says it's his dream car, but that he has to part with it due to cash issues that are keeping him up at night. Let's see if it seems to be worth ...