When Mercury unveiled the Cougar in 1967, it was never meant to out-Mustang the Mustang—but rather to exist as its upscale cousin. Built on the same platform but draped in refined sheet metal and ...

For our final entry in Despised Car Week, I’ve chosen a type of vehicle I know a lot of you aren’t fond of: sketchy projects.

For the 1967 model year, Ford Motor Company released its second pony car, the Cougar from the Mercury Division, paring General Motors’ Chevy Camaro – Pontiac Firebird duo. Essentially a souped-up ...

In late 1966, the editors of Motor Trend spent quite a bit of time evaluating Mercury's new Cougar. Some of the cars were equipped to bring out the "personal luxury" persona of the new cat, with plush ...