Often ridiculed, the Merkur XR4Ti was actually a great hot hatch that had its road to greatness cut short by several questionable corporate decisions ...

The Merkur XR4Ti was an award-winning ... things got even hotter when the lineup grew to include the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth. With a Cosworth-built aluminum DOHC 16-valve head on a 2.0-liter ...

Examples abound: (1) an Opel Astra sold here as a Saturn Astra, (2) an Opel Omega as a Cadillac Catera, (3) a Teutonic Ford Sierra as a 1985 Merkur XR4Ti. Importing the Ford required more balls ...