The Tracer LTS, with a 127 hp Mazda 1.8, made Car and Driver's Ten Best list for 1991.
Median 147 hp across 397 similar cars
Lead trim: 1.9 CVH · up to 127 hp
Mercury Tracer second generation1991–1996
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FactThe Tracer LTS, with a 127 hp Mazda 1.8, made Car and Driver's Ten Best list for 1991.
After skipping the 1990 model year, Lincoln-Mercury released the second-generation Tracer in early 1990 as a 1991 model, built in Wayne, Michigan, and Hermosillo, Mexico. The American Ford Escort now shared the Laser-derived design, so all three lines came from the Mazda 323 and Protegé. It was a four-door sedan and five-door wagon with a 1.9 litre CVH four or, in the LTS, a 1.8 litre DOHC 16-valve Mazda BP four.
Collectors Spotted in the Mercury Tracer Lineage
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 BP DOHC 16v | 1991–1996 | 1.8 L I4 | 127 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1.9 CVH | 1991–1996 | 1.9 L I4 | 88 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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This was the only Tracer generation built entirely in the United States, assembled solely at Wayne Stamping in Michigan.
The Tracer LTS, with a 127 hp Mazda 1.8, made Car and Driver's Ten Best list for 1991.
The Mazda-built Tracer had so few US-made parts that it literally didn’t count toward Ford’s fuel-economy average — a loophole baked into its badge.
The first Mercury assembled outside North America, it had so little US content that it did not count toward Ford's fuel-economy average.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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