twintornados Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) So, I saw (but, didn't get a picture of...sorry) a Silver 2002 Mercury Sable LS this afternoon coming out of the bank ATM lane...driven by an older couple and it looks like they just got it washed...I thought, "Ya know what? That looks very nice..." It has been quite a while since there was a nice looking FoMoCo sedan tooling around and I found myself wondering about Ford's return to the sedan market....if done right, it will be met with success. Stock picture for reference. I put this in the Lincoln forum as there is no Mercury forum Edited March 1 by twintornados 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew L Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 I did like the styling of the 4th gen Sable I thought it looked decently different from the 4th gen Taurus. Front clip and rear were pretty different plus the different roof line and rear doors. Front doors I think were the only things shared on the exterior. Interiors were exactly the same sadly. Sable could be had with some nice faux wood trim though I think some higher end Taurus could have the same in later years of the 4th gen. Probably left over Sable parts. A shame they never got heated seats as even an option or even steering wheel radio controls, would have helped keep the 4th gen competitive. The Duratec was starting to lag on power compared to the competition during this time period too plus the Vulcan V6, while reliable, was kind of a boat anchor compared to Japanese 4 cylinders. Would have been cool if the 3.4 V8 could have continued on with the cams being fixed and some more power added. I was curious and I need to sit down one of these days and compare the brochures but I think 1 for 1 100% optioned out there is no exclusive feature the Sable offered over the Taurus. The 2nd gen could have a digital cluster which I think was only available on the FFV Taurus but otherwise I think all first 4 generations had the same exact options just placed differently. For instance 94-95 ABS was standard on the Sable LS but still optional on the Taurus LX. 5th gen did have projector headlights and LED tail lights that the Taurus didn't offer but I think that's it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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