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Mercury Lynx

🇺🇸 United States ·1984–1987· estate / wagon

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8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Mercury Lynx Wagon: Bull-Doser· Public domain
  2. 2. 1980s Mercury Lynx front: dave_7· CC BY 2.0
  3. 3. 1980s Mercury Lynx rear: dave_7· CC BY 2.0
  4. 4. 1986 Mercury Lynx 5-Door: Bull-Doser· Public domain
  5. 5. Mercury Lynx (3970930730): dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada· CC BY 2.0
  6. 6. Mercury Lynx (3970931532): dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada· CC BY 2.0
  7. 7. Mercury Lynx (8202090607): dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. Mercury Lynx: Bull-Doser.· Public domain
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Mercury Lynx, photo 1 of 8
1/8 Bull-Doser· Public domain

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built
1984–1987
body
estate / wagon
engine
1.6 L–2.0 L
cylinders
4
turbo
some versions
power
—
drive
front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
—
doors
—
weight
—
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
22–40 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Compact Cars, Small Station Wagons
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇺🇸 US versions (64)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–1987. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
1987Lynx1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular288.4
1987Lynx1.9 L 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular317.6
1987Lynx1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular259.4
1987Lynx1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
1987Lynx2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDDiesel356.7
1987Lynx Wagon1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular259.4
1987Lynx Wagon1.9 L 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular317.6
1987Lynx Wagon1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular288.4
1986Lynx1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1986Lynx1.9 L 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular298.1
1986Lynx1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular269.0
1986Lynx1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1986Lynx1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular249.8
1986Lynx2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDDiesel346.9
1986Lynx Wagon1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular249.8
1986Lynx Wagon1.9 L 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular298.1
1986Lynx Wagon1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular269.0
1986Lynx Wagon2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDDiesel346.9
1985Lynx1.6 L 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular337.1
1985Lynx1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular249.8
1985Lynx1.6 L 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular278.7
1985Lynx1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular269.0
1985Lynx1.6 L 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular278.7
1985Lynx1.9 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular278.7
1985Lynx1.9 L 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular278.7

Sources: fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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