The Mercury Sable is a mid-size (1986-2005)/full-size (2008-2009) sedan created by the Ford Motor Company and sold under the Mercury brand. It is the mechanical counterpart of the Ford Taurus.
The Sable was a milestone design for both Mercury and the entire American automotive industry, as well as a very influential vehicle in the marketplace, with Mercury selling nearly 2 million examples during its 20 years of production.[1]The Sable's design was so futuristic, that it was called by the press "The car that came from the moon".[2] An important feature of the Sable's design was its front "lightbar", a low-wattage lamp between the front headlamps. This later became mainstream for Mercury's line-up, and was copied by many automakers in the early nineties