Mercury Cyclone

Production period:	1967 to 1971
Class :	Sports
Body versions :	Coupe , convertible
Engines:	Gasoline engines : 4.9-7.0 liters  (157-291 kW)
Length:	5235-5331 mm
Curb weight :	1453-1622 kg

The Mercury Cyclone was a sports coupe that was manufactured from 1964 to 1971 by Mercury .

The muscle car was not an independent model, but as a coupe only a sportier variant of the smaller series of Mercury, which was initially distributed as Mercury Comet and from 1968 as Mercury Montego .

A V8 engine was standard for the Cyclone, the engine power was increased over the years. In the first two years (1964 and 1965), the engine had a displacement of 4700 cc; the same engine was also incorporated into the sportier versions of the Ford Mustang . After the model change of 1965 both Comet and the Cyclone had over 6400 cc, from the model year 1968 provided a motor with 7 liters of displacement for the drive. The maximum standard power available was 390 SAE-PS; Thus, the Cyclone was well placed in the performance race of the late 1960s. 

As a particularly sporty top model of the series was used in the model years 1970and 1971 in limited numbers produced Cyclone spoiler with standard spoilers at the bow and stern, special trim strips and a limited slip differential.

From 1970, the emission regulations were tightened in the US. To meet the new limits, the performance of the engines had to be reduced. Thus, the muscle cars lost their right to exist. 1971 was therefore the last year in which the Cyclone was offered. As a successor there was a sporting equipment of the Montego Coupe with the name Montego GT .

From the Cyclone 90,526 copies were built in seven years, of which 1966/67 16,779 convertibles and 1970/71 2384 Cyclone spoiler.