Mercury Sable

Mercury Sable
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Manufacturer:	Mercury
Production:	1986–2005
Class:	Sedan
Body Styles:	4-door sedan 4-door station wagon
Predecessor:	Mercury Marquis
Successor:	Mercury Montego Mercury Milan
Also known as:	Ford Taurus
Shares components with:	Ford Taurus Lincoln Continental
Similar models:	Hyundai Sonata Chevrolet Malibu Ford Taurus Dodge Intrepid Chrysler Concorde Honda Accord Toyota Camry

Released in December 1985 for the 1986 model year, the Sable was the upscale version of the Ford Taurus. Replacing the Mercury Marquis, the Sable was available as a 4-door sedan or a station wagon. The Sable featured a unique fascia characterized by the full-width headlamp, or "lightbar". Mercury would later adopt this design feature for other vehicles, including the Mercury Villager, Mercury Topaz, and the Mercury Tracer. The feature would later be dropped in the mid-1990's, even though other car companies like Subaru, Pontiac, and Honda would adopt this feature. The last example of this "Lightbar" would be seen in 1997, when the Subaru SVX was discontinued.

The Sable was slightly redesigned in 1992 and received its first major overhaul in 1996. The 1996 model is the basis for the 2005 model, although some small styling changes in 2000 and 2004 further refined the car and softened some of the controversial design vestiges of the 1996 model.

The Sable was on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list on its release in 1986 and again in 1990 and 1991.

The Sable station wagon ended production in 2004 and the sedan ended in April 29, 2005. The Ford Taurus will remain in production until the 1st quarter of 2006.

The Mercury Sable be sales by Korea and Taiwan. also from Korea import to by Kia Motors. (1989-1996) get to Mercury Sable is trade exit as Ford Festiva your Kia Pride.