Mercury Sable by Kia (South Korea) 1989-1995

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.

Launched at the end of 1985 as a 1986 model, the Mercury Sable replaced the Mercury Marquis as the mid-size Mercury line, slotted between the Topaz and Grand Marquis/Colony Park. Developed alongside the Ford Taurus, the Sable was marketed alongside its Marquis predecessor for 1986, as Ford sought to protect its investment in the project.

In South Korea, the Mercury Sable was marketed by Kia alongside the Kia Potentia (Mazda Luce/929).

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The car has a Kia badge on the rear as well.

It's a shame they didn't get more creative with the badging; I spent some time in Seoul in June and was tickled by all the Renaults and Nissans with Samsung badges. That said, Hyundai ownership seems to be much better for Kia than FoMoCo was.