The Mercury Sable debuted in the '86 model year as Mercury's more upscale sister car to Ford's Taurus, replacing the Marquis as the midsize sedan in the Mercury lineup. It was the biggest FWD sedan sold by Mercury to that point and was a reasonable success, being the second best-selling Merc after the full-size body-on-frame Grand Marquis.
After the radically styled third generation of the late Nineties, the fourth generation Sable that hit as a 2000 model was more conventional in appearance, with a regular grille replacing the previous model's weird little trout mouth.
The fascia got a mild refresh for 2004, but the Sable was still available in two trim levels: the standard GS or the swankier LS, like the Arizona Beige Metallic example in the photo.
The six-spoke 16" alloy rims that were an extra cost option on the GS came standard on the LS. Where the GS used the 3.0L Vulcan pushrod V-6, the LS had the 3.0L Duratec DOHC 24V motor that made 200 SAE net horsepower.
This one was photographed with a Pentax K7 and 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 WR zoom lens in September of 2025.
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