Through its three decades of production, the Mercury Cougar has been many things. Originally a Mustang knockoff, Cougar has progressed through many wildly variant stages such as the Lincoln-esque cruisers of the 70's, the Granada mid-sized sedan clones of the early 80's and the notch-backed Thunderbird siblings of recent years. Ford's Lincoln and Mercury divisions are interested in becoming more youth oriented. The new Cougar underscores that point with a personal sports coupe that finds... continue