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| Author | Message |
|---|---|
  Mark0
2016-01-18 20:04 | When Ford promoted Merkur XR4Ti they immediately started racing them. They didn't want to wait for Ford to develop base car. Some teams like Rouse Engineering and Eggenberger used US racing cars whit some minor differences for different rules. |
  Desscythe17
2016-01-18 19:58 | Why would racing drivers in Europe drive a Merkur? You could just put the engine in a Sierra, since the Merkur also has US bumpers and everything. |
| Mark0
2016-01-18 19:41 | That's because people in Europe didn't know what Merkur is. So not to confuse them they used Ford Sierra name. |
  sajmon14
2016-01-18 17:35 | JFK wrote Well they could use whole Merkur XR4Ti. I mean, it is not too different, and some racing drivers in europe drove Merkurs. I'm wondering why is it called a Ford then? |
  JFK
2016-01-18 17:31 | sajmon14 wrote but it has the 2.3l engine like in Merkur, while the Sierra had a 2.8 liter engine  Well they could use whole Merkur XR4Ti. I mean, it is not too different, and some racing drivers in europe drove Merkurs. |
| sajmon14
2016-01-18 17:29 | JFK wrote Wut. There is mistake in the name (not done by anyone here, but by the racing team). XR4Ti was Merkur, Sierra was XR4i. but it has the 2.3l engine like in Merkur, while the Sierra had a 2.8 liter engine |
| JFK
2016-01-18 16:25 | Wut. There is mistake in the name (not done by anyone here, but by the racing team). XR4Ti was Merkur, Sierra was XR4i. |
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