Vehicle Description
When the 7th generation Cougars hit the showrooms, even Mustang
guys started looking over their shoulders. And this clean 25th
Anniversary 1992 Mercury Cougar represents the pinnacle of the
breed, a car that combines pedigree, luxury, and modern muscle car
performance, all complements of the venerable 5.0L High-Output V8.
Don't knock it until you've tried it, this is a very special
car!
The "Aerocats" were a love-it-or-hate-it proposition, but I, for
one, always admired their smooth good looks. Not in-your-face like
the Mustang, or quite as mulleted as the Thunderbird, the Cougar
was for someone who had outgrown his boy racer instincts but still
wanted to turn tires into expensive smoke. Tourmaline Green was the
only color that came on the special edition 25th anniversary car,
and for those of you who know what it is, it's a very special find.
The finish shines up very well for its age and this generation's
design is arguably the best of all, with slender headlights, a bold
front fascia, and a special issue luggage rack that gave the Cougar
a far more sophisticated look. And for a car that just passed its
27th birthday, it's in really good shape, with only modest signs of
use and age, nice trim that hasn't been baked by the sun, and paint
that looks better than it should for its age. Obviously, this car
has always been treated as something special and it's ready to
either continue having fun or go to the next level and get
full-blown preserved. If you've always wanted one, this is a great
place to start!
The 25th Anniversary interior gets a bit more serious about comfort
and style, with Mocha Tan leather and Ultrasuede upholstery with
contrasting green carpets, gusseting, and seat piping. Special
issue floor mats with the 25th Anniversary emblem stitched on them
were part of the package as well, and this Cougar remarkably still
retains them after all these years. The Cougar got heavily
bolstered power buckets for driver and passenger, and they
definitely work to hold you in place. Furthermore, the upholstery
is in great shape with only a few signs of wear, mainly on the
high-traffic side bolsters. The beautiful green carpets are still
plush and door panels (replete with special issue leather door
accents for the 25th) look similarly fresh, again suggesting that
this car has been maintained, not simply owned. Everything was
standard on the Cougar, including power windows and locks, A/C,
cruise control, and a tilt steering column, plus a full array of
gauges keep an eye on all the engine's vitals. There's also a
decent-sounding premium sound system with cassette player, and the
Cougar has a positively giant trunk compared to its Mustang
cousins.
The famous 5.0L HO delivered V8 grunt that out-performed most
American-made motors of the era and pulls this big 2-door coupe
with snapping ease. It remains bone stock, but you'll find stock is
plenty entertaining on the street, with acceleration available
anywhere on the tach and full pop on tap before you can even get
your foot to the floor. The engine bay is quite clean, more
evidence of a good life, and it's nice to see one that hasn't been
modified. Paired with a slick-shifting AOD 4-speed automatic
overdrive transmission, the Cougar is a peerless high-speed cruiser
and a formidable car on twisty roads, where the athletic
all-independent suspension can really go to work. Add in factory
4-wheel disc brakes, performance 3.08 gears, and a burbling dual
exhaust system, and suddenly this car makes a 5.0 Mustang look
pretty basic. Unique 15-inch spoke BBS wheels with hexagonal center
caps were fitted on all 25th Anniversary Cougars, and these look
fantastic and carry 215/70/15 performance radials.
For you Ford-Lincoln-Mercury performance guys who grew up in the
'80s and early '90s, you know this is a special car. Everyone else,
take notice, because this rare limited edition Cougar is the
biggest performance bang for the buck in our showroom. Only 5,000
were ever believed to be made, so this may be the only chance you
have to snag this modern collector car. Call now!
