Mercury Cougar (Second Generation) XR-7 429 Cobra Jet 1971

[JR98]

The Mercury Cougar is a brand used by Mercury to a diverse series of cars from 1967 to 2002. While most Cougars were two door coupes, there were also convertibles, sedans, station wagons and hatchbacks. The Second Generation model was changed significantly from the original Cougar with less weight, a restyled front end, and a semi-fastback body style. The most powerful mass produced engine available in the Cougar was the "427 Cobra Jet" 4-Barrel V8 which produced over 350HP and was the last of the big, powerful V8's with the Cobra Jet being reduced to 351Ci in 1972, producing just 266HP as the days of performance orientated muscle cars came to an end. Also exclusive to the 1971 model year was an even higher performance engine, the "429 Cobra Jet". 448 cars were built, 401 coupes and 47 convertibles, and only 18 did not have the XR-7 package. The 429 produced 370HP and 450 FT-LBS of torque.

Technical specifications

• Body: 2 Door Coupe/Roadster
• Length: 5000 mm
• Width: 1905 mm
• Height: 1280 mm
• Weight: 1570KG
• Wheelbase: 2847 mm
• Engine: Ford "Boss 429" 7.0 V8
• Aspiration: Naturally Aspirated
• Power: 370HP
• Torque: 450 FT-LBS
• Drive: Front Engine Rear Wheel Drive
• Transmission/Gearbox: 4 Speed Manual