Top 15 Affordable Sports Cars of the 90s
Mercury Cougar
There were many memorable generations of the Cougar over the course of history, and the eight-generation model probably wasn’t the most fascinating one. Still, it was sold from 1999 to 2002 as a small, front-wheel-drive three-door coupe with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine (125 horsepower) or a more potent 2.5-litre V6 (170 hp). With its very European design, the last Cougar had nothing in common with the seven previous generations, many of which were two-door land yachts with vinyl padded roofs and gas-guzzling V8 engines. Maybe a different name would’ve made the Cougar more popular. Then again, maybe not.