| Mercury Sable | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mercury (Ford) |
| Production |
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| Model years | 1986–2005 2008–2009 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size car (MY 1986–2005) Full-size car (MY 2008–2009) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Mid-size: Mercury Marquis Full-size: Mercury Montego |
| Successor | Ford Taurus Limited (indirect) |
The Mercury Sable is a range of automobiles manufactured and marketed by the Mercury brand of Ford Motor Company. Introduced on December 26, 1985, as the replacement for the Mercury Marquis, the Sable marked the transition of the mid-size Mercury product range to front-wheel drive.
Over its production span, the Sable was Mercury's badge-engineered counterpart to the Ford Taurus, below the Grand Marquis in the Mercury range. From the 1986 to 2005 model years, it was produced as a mid-size four-door sedan and five-door station wagon. For 2006, the Sable was replaced by the full-size Montego and mid-size Milan. It was reintroduced for 2008 as a full-size car, offered as a four-door sedan.
Because of declining sales, the Sable was discontinued after the 2009 model year, leaving no Mercury counterpart for the sixth-generation Taurus. The final Sable was produced on May 21, 2009; in total, 2,112,374 Sables were produced during its 1985–2005 production.[2][3]
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- ^ Hoffman, Bryce G (May 17, 2009). "Sable reaches end of the line". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ "Production Figures | Taurus/Sable Encyclopedia". 2009-11-01. Archived from the original on 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2022-06-30.