The Mercury Cougar XR-7 428 sat at the intersection of luxury and raw muscle, a car that tried to outgrow the Mustang’s ...

It’s hard to believe the 1972 Mercury Cougar that 60-year-old Charles Drexler drives today is the same car he had as a ...

It's all about the marketing! Yep, the job of any auto manufacturer is to get the customer salivating over its latest car, and preferably a more highly optioned one. For Chevy it might be the Camaro ...

If you grew up in Southern California, you know the look: blue-and-gold plates, opera windows glinting in the sun, and just enough chrome to catch a passerby’s eye on Wilshire. This ’79 Mercury Cougar ...

Every family has its favorite child — and sometimes, it isn’t the loud one. In 1969, Ford’s golden brood had two stars: the Mustang, born wild, and the Cougar, born refined. Today, one of those rare ...

WhatIs a Cougar XR7? During the model's 30-year lifespan nearly 3 million Cougars were produced, but the best ones were churned out between 1967 and 1970. Think of the Cougar as Mercury's luxury ...