Mercury Tracer First generation (1988–1989)

Make	Mercury
Model years	1988 to 1989
Class	Motor car
Body style	3-5 door hatchback 5-door station wagon
Platform	Mazda BF platform
Engine	1.6 L Mazda B6 I4
Transmission	5-speed manual 3-speed Mazda F3A automatic
Wheelbase	94.7 in (2,410 mm)
Length	Hatchback: 162.0 in (4,110 mm) Wagon: 169.7 in (4,310 mm)
Width	65.2 in (1,660 mm)
Height	Hatchback: 53.0 in (1,350 mm) Wagon: 53.7 in (1,364 mm)

The Mercury Tracer First generation was only built from 1988 to 1989

History

The Mercury Tracer was the US, Ford Corporation automotive brand Mercury  built from 1987 to 1999 .

In the fall of 1987, Mercury introduced the Tracer as the successor to the Mercury Lynx . This model was a clone of the already offered in Asia and Australia Ford Laser , based on the Mazda 323  A common chassis with the front-wheel drive  Mazda BF platform . The five-door hatchbacks were manufactured in the Mexican Ford plant Hermosillo, the three-door in the Mazda 323 plant in Hiroshima. The drive took over the first Tracer 83 hp (61 kW) strong 1.6-liter four-cylinder with an 84-hp fuel-injected engine offered in the United States. A 71-hp carbureted engine was offered For Canadian-market.A 5-speed manual was standard, with a 3-speed automatic offered as an option.. The Tracer was offered as in 3-door and 5-door hatchback configurations with also for the United States, a 5-door station wagon.

For 1988, Mercury introduced the Tracer as its subcompact model range replacing the Lynx. The Tracer became the first Mercury assembled outside of North America. Three-door hatchbacks (for the United States) were assembled by Mazda in Hiroshima; five-door hatchbacks and station wagons were assembled by Ford in Mexico by Hermosillo Stamping & Assembly. Canadian production (three-door and five-door hatchbacks) was sourced from Ford Lio Ho in Taiwan.