Ford bet big on this two-seat Mercury, but buyers didn't show up — it sold so far under projections that it was cancelled after barely 40,000 found homes in two model years.
Lead trim: LN7 1.6 L CVH (70 hp) · up to 88 hp
Mercury LN71982–1983
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FactFord bet big on this two-seat Mercury, but buyers didn't show up — it sold so far under projections that it was cancelled after barely 40,000 found homes in two model years.
The Mercury division of Ford marketed a version of the EXP as the Mercury LN7, with differences limited to badging, trim and a few unique body parts. As with the 1983–1986 Mercury Capri, the LN7 had a rear hatch with a convex-curved "bubbleback" glass backlite, black-tinted taillights and a grille with ten slats instead of the EXP's two; its coefficient of drag is 0.36. Engine and transmission developments tracked the changes to the EXP (1.6 L CVH rated at 70 hp, the 80 hp High Output from March 1982 and the 88 hp electronic multi-port fuel-injected version for the EXP GT and LN7): 94.2 in wheelbase, 170.3 in long, 65.9 in wide, 50.5 in high, 2,047 lb. In 1983, in addition to the changes made to the EXP, the woodgrain on the LN7's dash was replaced with black plastic and the instrument graphics were revised. Ford expected to build and sell 200,000 EXPs and 70,000 LN7s in the 1982 model year, with approximately half that number making production (35,147 LN7s in 1982 and 4,528 in 1983); it sold far under sales projections and was discontinued after the 1983 model year after approximately 40,000 were sold, a two-seat compact sports coupe being relatively out of place in the Lincoln-Mercury line.
Collectors Spotted in the Mercury LN7 Lineage
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LN7 1.6 L CVH (70 hp) | 1982–1982 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 70 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| LN7 1.6 L CVH EFI (88 hp) | 1982–1983 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 88 hp | 94 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| LN7 1.6 L CVH H.O. (80 hp) | 1982–1983 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 80 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
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