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Curbside Classics Archives
Mercury Topaz 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 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 […]
