What is the Mercury version of the Ford Granada?
The short answer is: there isn’t one. Mercury did not offer a Granada-derived model, and there is no direct Mercury counterpart to the Ford Granada in the U.S. market.
To understand why, it helps to know how Ford positioned the Granada in Europe and how Mercury operated in North America. The Granada was a European mid-size car built for Ford of Europe, while Mercury in the United States focused on its own lineup, occasionally importing European designs under the Merkur brand for a brief period.
Ford Granada and Mercury: how they connect
The Ford Granada was produced by Ford of Europe from the 1970s into the 1990s as a distinct European mid-size car. It shared engineering with other Ford Europe models but never appeared in the U.S. under the Mercury name. Mercury did not badge a Granada; instead, Ford experimented in the U.S. market with two European-derived models under the Merkur brand, which sold briefly in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Mercury’s European-derived models
Two European-inspired Mercury models were marketed in the United States under the Merkur badge. They illustrate how Ford tried to bring European styling and performance to American buyers, but neither model was a Granada-based car.
- Merkur XR4Ti — a Sierra-based performance sedan/hatch, sold in the U.S. under the Merkur banner. It is not a Granada.
- Merkur Scorpio — based on the Ford Scorpio, also sold briefly in the U.S. under Merkur, but not related to the Granada.
These entries show that, while Mercury did offer European-aligned models, the Granada itself remained a Ford Europe product and did not cross over to Mercury’s U.S. lineup.
Direct answer and related notes
There is no Mercury Granada. The two closest Mercury models tied to European Ford platforms were the XR4Ti (Sierra-based) and the Scorpio (Ford Scorpio-based), but neither carries the Granada name or lineage.
What this means for enthusiasts and collectors
For collectors, the Granada remains a European Ford staple with a distinct regional history. In the United States, the Merkur XR4Ti and Merkur Scorpio are the closest footnotes to European Ford designs in Mercury’s brief, limited-run tale, but they are separate from Granada and should not be confused with it.
Summary
There is no Mercury version of the Ford Granada. Mercury did not badge a Granada-derived car, though it did offer two European-inspired models under the Merkur brand (XR4Ti and Scorpio) that shared European Ford engineering but were not Granada-based. The Granada stays a Ford Europe product, while Mercury’s U.S. lineup never included a Granada counterpart.
