mackinaw Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 From tonight's Automotive News, "Ford executives told dealers Sunday at the make meeting (2010 NADA conference) that the small Mercury is coming in 2011, the same year the Focus arrives. Two dealers who attended the meeting say the car will be called the Mercury Tracer." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausrutherford Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Now ends all the turmoil over what it will be. Cant wait to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 As much as I dont care for the name, I rather than C4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ds91776 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Even though I like "Tracer" I would have prefered "Mystique" or "Messenger." I'm just glad they didn't come up with an alpha-numeric name or some other silly thing. "Tracer" is a good name. Y'know, Mercury would be in much better shape if they had had a version of the Focus and Escape from the begining (2000 & 2001). FoMoCo lost tens of thousands of sales a year at least because of their absence. I always thought it was foolish to launch the 1999 Cougar and then not follow up with a companion lower-priced/younger model in Mercury's lineup. Perhaps the Cougar Experiment would have had more success if it had another cool small/inexpensive car in Mercury Showrooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
630land Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I posted rants about Mercury before, but now I see Ford is aiming at Buick. There is a Buick based on the Cruze coming, called Excelle in China, so the Tracer will compete with that, and also the Acrua TSX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Harbinger Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 The people who think it should be called the Mystique probably also think iPad was a great name for Apple's tablet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justins Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 As much as I dont care for the name, I rather than C4... C4 is a Citroen so it was never going to be that anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkisler Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 The people who think it should be called the Mystique probably also think iPad was a great name for Apple's tablet... Yes. The best headline I saw on introduction from the Washington Post was "Will the IPad Have Wings?" Everyone, and I mean everyone, called the Mystique "mistake". Bad, bad, name. You never know what' s going to happen with names. Ford at one time was looking at Cirrus which I thought was a great name with thoughts of high whispy clouds. But the negative comments were that people might say "circus". Chrysler took the name, and I never heard anyone call the Cirrus "circus". Tracer is fine. I bought one of the Hermosillo CT18's used, and that car just refused to die even through a couple of high school aged kids doing who-knows-what. I'm not so sure how much differentiation we can expect from the Mercury. I'm going to guess "typical" Mercury differentiation and let myself be surprised if it is anything more. I certainly do not expect a unique sheetmetal set. I think this action is more about putting a missing small car in the LM dealerships that remain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 New Mercury to be called Tracer Glad to see my research seems to have been correct! As far as how "different" it will be, Wescoent reported that it will have new front and rear ends, and different interior trims, Much like the Milan/Fusion and Mariner/Escape conversions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Harbinger Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 You never know what' s going to happen with names. Ford at one time was looking at Cirrus which I thought was a great name with thoughts of high whispy clouds. But the negative comments were that people might say "circus". Chrysler took the name, and I never heard anyone call the Cirrus "circus". I always liked the cloud-car names, personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 The people who think it should be called the Mystique probably also think iPad was a great name for Apple's tablet... I don't think it should be called Mystique. I just like it more than I like Tracer. Tracer just sounds very 80's. And for the record, I think iPad is a dumb name also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Harbinger Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I don't think it should be called Mystique. I just like it more than I like Tracer. Tracer just sounds very 80's. And for the record, I think iPad is a dumb name also. Needless to say, it was directed at the people who HAVE said that it should be named Mystique, of which there are a surprising few (including at least one person in this thread). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Needless to say, it was directed at the people who HAVE said that it should be named Mystique, of which there are a surprising few (including at least one person in this thread). I just lump Tracer together with other Super-80's sounding names like Astro, Aerostar, Tempo, Celebrity, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2b2 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 (edited) ...I'm not so sure how much differentiation we can expect from the Mercury. I'm going to guess "typical" Mercury differentiation and let myself be surprised... me too(except there are legitimate questions re: "typical" - see below) other than constant dwelling and ruminating and fixating and occasionally chopping no wonder I'm tired all the time ...As far as how "different" it will be, Wescoent reported that it will have new front and rear ends, and different interior trims, Much like the Milan/Fusion and Mariner/Escape conversions.but the Mariner has MUCH Less differentiation (tho still very effective imho)than the current Milan or last Sable for that matter which are/were all unique sheetmetal from the doors forward - including different headlites Since the new Focus is absolutely FrEaKiNg gorgeous imho I honestly can't care much if the tRACER is a rebadge altho -- fear what that might MEAN for Merc's longer term Plans -- have NO official REASON to believe the tRACER IS based on the Focus and not one of the C-Maxeses Edited February 15, 2010 by 2b2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Harbinger Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I just lump Tracer together with other Super-80's sounding names like Astro, Aerostar, Tempo, Celebrity, etc. It doesn't sound nearly as exaggeratedly optimistic as Astro/Aerostar/Celebrity. I don't mind Tempo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonj80 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I don't mind Tempo. Must not have driven one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Must not have driven one... Tempo wasn't bad car at the time, but then again my family had quite a few Escorts and they where decent cars for the time (the Tempo was based on the Escort platform at time)..except maybe the 82 Escort Wagon that couldn't get out of its own way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Anyone who looks back fondly at any American sedan built in the 1980's is in serious need of a psychological evaluation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalepsy Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I used to have a blue 84 Tempo...man that thing was a nightmare... The screws in the interior kept falling out. The fabric on the roof was falling off. The plastic retainer in the driver side seatbelt buckle rotted away and the whole thing fell apart. A/C burnt out, fan died, water pump destroyed, brakes mastercylinder died... I had such good memories in that car though...good old college days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish4newstang Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Just happy that Mercury will survive for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinaw Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 Anyone who looks back fondly at any American sedan built in the 1980's is in serious need of a psychological evaluation. I have very fond memories of my 1988 Taurus SHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I have very fond memories of my 1988 Taurus SHO. And are you currently medicated? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibinubu12 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Anyone who looks back fondly at any American sedan built in the 1980's is in serious need of a psychological evaluation. No better memory of a car than our 1988 Thunderbird Sport. Built 9/88 in Lorain, OH. 42,000 miles on it 22 years later. Can't bear to part with it, it is only taken out for special occasions to keep the miles down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Harbinger Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Must not have driven one... Don't think I've even ever seen one - I just think the name taken on its own is at least acceptably good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang_Marty Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Tracer isn't too bad... Reaching into the wayback machine, they could of called it... Monterey (1950–1974, 2004–2007) Villager (1999-2002) Colony Park (1957–1991) LN7 (1982–1983) Lynx (1981–1987) Zephyr (1978–1983) Bobcat (1975–1980) Monarch (1975–1980) Comet (1960–1977) Commuter (1957–1968) Meteor (1961–1963) Montclair (1955–1968) Turnpike Cruiser (1957–1958) Park Lane (1958 - 1968) :stats: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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