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The Merkur Scorpio was a North American version of the European Scorpio Mk I (in the UK the Scorpio was called Granada, with Scorpio being the top of the range trim level for the 1985 Mk3 Granada model). The car was offered at select Lincoln-Mercury dealerships from 1988%u20131990. The Merkur Scorpio was only offered with the Cologne 2.9L V6 engine with some detail differences from the contemporary Fords. Adapted to meet American emissions requirements, the Merkur version of the Scorpio produced 140HP when introduced to the North American market in 1988. The vast majority were fitted with the A4LD 4-speed automatic transmission, and the rest received the T-9 5-speed manual transmission. Only automatic versions of the Scorpio were available in Canada. The car was marketed as an upscale, mid-size luxury car, but never achieved the market impact that the Ford Motor Company hoped for. The vehicle was also plagued by auto transmission troubles, electrical gremlins, and a wide range of reliability issues which h