Mercury Topaz

Mercury Topaz
Mercury
Successor	Mercury Mystique
Production	1983-1994
Class	Compact
Body Style	2 Door Coupe 4 Door Sedan
Length	176.7 COUPE 177.0 SEDAN
Width	68.3 Inches
Height	52.9 Inches
Wheelbase	100.0 Inches
Weight	3,200 LBS
Transmission	3 Speed Automatic 4 Speed Manual 5 Speed Manual
Engine	2.3L HSC I4 2.3L HSO I4 3.0L Vulcan V6
Power	I4 96HP V6 130HP
Similar	Ford Tempo
Designer	Jack Telnack

The Mercury Topaz was the replacement for Mercury's boxy old Zephyr. The Topaz was introduced in mid-1983 as a 1984 model. as an upscale twin to the Ford Tempo. The compact Topaz and Tempo was early examples of the design philosopy that would bring about the revolutionary 1986 Mercury Sable. The development program was codenamed Topaz. The body structure was heavily borrowed from the Ford Escort, but due to the larger design of the Topaz there were few common componets. In 1986 the Topaz was facelifted with new flush-mounted headlights and a "lightbar" from the new Sable unlike the Sable though, the Topaz had a cooling slot. The new Topaz also got Mercury's new "Waterfall" M Logo. The Topaz received a major redesign in 1988. The car had an improved interior and a more upscale exterior. The Topaz was differentiated from the Tempo by wearing a more formal Mercury Cougar style rear window, chrome waterfall grille, more upscale wheels, solid red taillamps, and a bigger trunk. New this year were the sporty XR5 Coupe and LTS "Luxury Touring Sedan" models. The Topaz received a facelift in 1992 the chrome grill was replaced with a new "lightbar" and the Sable's Vulcan V6 was now available, bringing with it a new 5 speed manual transmission. But due to slow sales in 1992, the XR5 and LTS models were discontinued. In December, 1993 the last Mercury Topaz rolled off the line as a 1994 model and was replaced with the all-new 1995 Mercury Mystique.

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