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Curbside Classics Archives
Ford Tempo Archive
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![(first posted 3/19/2013) Although the powertrain provided adequate motivation, no one would ever mistake one of the vast majority of Tempo/Topazes with a milquetoast 2.3-liter, four cylinder engine and three-speed automatic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Mercury-Topaz-GS-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mercury Topaz GS V6 / Five-speed Coupe – Oxymoron, or Just Moronic?")
Curbside Classic: Mercury Topaz GS V6 / Five-speed Coupe – Oxymoron, or Just Moronic?
Posted on October 21, 2023 | 120 Comments(first posted 3/19/2013) Although the powertrain provided adequate motivation, no one would ever mistake one of the vast majority of Tempo/Topazes with a milquetoast 2.3-liter, four cylinder engine and three-speed automatic […] -
![(first posted 12/7/2015) Today, the Blue Oval brand gets its turn in the Special Edition and Limited-Run Model spotlight. Fair warning: you will not find any Mustangs here and you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/opihjnh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Ford Edition, Part I")
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Ford Edition, Part I
Posted on December 7, 2021 | 59 Comments(first posted 12/7/2015) Today, the Blue Oval brand gets its turn in the Special Edition and Limited-Run Model spotlight. Fair warning: you will not find any Mustangs here and you […] -
![(first posted 9/6/2015) Compact. Intermediate. Full-size. Once upon a time, it used to be so simple: if a Nova was too small, you got a Chevelle. Need more space? There’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ford-Tempo-1988.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988-94 Ford Tempo & Mercury Topaz – Sabotaging Yourself Is Easy")
Curbside Classic: 1988-94 Ford Tempo & Mercury Topaz – Sabotaging Yourself Is Easy
Posted on September 6, 2021 | 82 Comments(first posted 9/6/2015) Compact. Intermediate. Full-size. Once upon a time, it used to be so simple: if a Nova was too small, you got a Chevelle. Need more space? There’s […] -
![I’ve ragged on the Mercury Topaz and Ford Tempo before for sticking around far too long, for using a bizarre, low-tech four-cylinder engine, and for setting a dangerous precedent for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1985-mercury-topaz-GS-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1985 Mercury Topaz – Unpolished Gemstone")
Curbside Capsule: 1985 Mercury Topaz – Unpolished Gemstone
Posted on December 9, 2019 | 25 CommentsI’ve ragged on the Mercury Topaz and Ford Tempo before for sticking around far too long, for using a bizarre, low-tech four-cylinder engine, and for setting a dangerous precedent for […] -
![While I do generally love Apple products for the most part, they can sometimes be a little creepy. The other day, upon opening up the Photos app on my iPhone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Ford-Tempo-cayman-green.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1993 Ford Tempo – It’s The Same Old Song, But With A Different Meaning Since You’ve Been Gone")
CC Outtake: 1993 Ford Tempo – It’s The Same Old Song, But With A Different Meaning Since You’ve Been Gone
Posted on October 22, 2018 | 59 CommentsWhile I do generally love Apple products for the most part, they can sometimes be a little creepy. The other day, upon opening up the Photos app on my iPhone […] -
![In Part I, I showed you the most common vehicles of this century in Mexico and promised Part II would feature the most ubiquitous pre-2000 vehicles. If you were expecting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/vw-caribe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Mexican Carscape In 2016 – Part II, The Older Metal")
CC Global: The Mexican Carscape In 2016 – Part II, The Older Metal
Posted on November 17, 2016 | 33 CommentsIn Part I, I showed you the most common vehicles of this century in Mexico and promised Part II would feature the most ubiquitous pre-2000 vehicles. If you were expecting […] -
![Don’t let the title fool you. I’ve loved Fords that may have been better off as scrap metal. But when reviewing my car history in preparation for writing a handful […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tempo-3-4-front-e1410917338968.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1984 Ford Tempo and 1984 Ford Ranger – The Forgotten 84s")
COAL: 1984 Ford Tempo and 1984 Ford Ranger – The Forgotten 84s
Posted on October 13, 2014 | 49 CommentsDon’t let the title fool you. I’ve loved Fords that may have been better off as scrap metal. But when reviewing my car history in preparation for writing a handful […] -
![One of the best (but not always well advised) parts of growing up is the freedom to acquire what was so cruelly withheld from us in our childhood. In 1988, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1995LadaNiva.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars of a Lifetime: From Russia, With A Whole Lada Love")
Cars of a Lifetime: From Russia, With A Whole Lada Love
Posted on July 6, 2014 | 82 CommentsOne of the best (but not always well advised) parts of growing up is the freedom to acquire what was so cruelly withheld from us in our childhood. In 1988, […] -
![I didn’t need another vehicle at the time I bought this Tempo, but when a car ad showed up on Kijiji for $50 I couldn’t resist. All the ad said […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1998-Ford-Tempo-L.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars of a Lifetime: $50 Mystery Car – Turns out to be a 1988 Ford Tempo L")
Cars of a Lifetime: $50 Mystery Car – Turns out to be a 1988 Ford Tempo L
Posted on June 1, 2014 | 26 CommentsI didn’t need another vehicle at the time I bought this Tempo, but when a car ad showed up on Kijiji for $50 I couldn’t resist. All the ad said […]
