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Mercury Cougar Tires
The Cougar originated way back in 1967 as a more upscale, pricier counterpart to the Ford Mustang. Cougars took a lot of different forms over the years, as it went from being a performance car to a personal luxury coupe more along the lines of the Ford Thunderbird. The eighth (and last) generation of the Cougar was available with a Ford 2.0L Zetec 4-cyl or 2.5L 170 hp Ford Duratec V6 and a choice of manual or automatic transmissions. This last iteration of the Cougar had the distinction of being the first front-wheel-drive model of the car and was also downsized from being a personal luxury coupe to being a 3-door sport compact coupe. The Cougar was discontinued in 2002 and was offered in Base, S, LS, and XR-7 trim levels.
Here at FORTLUFT, our team has gone through the catalog and rounded the best Mercury Cougar tires, including all-season, UHP all-season, and winter tire choices. We then ranked them in Best-Great-Good order and used our SimpleScore system to assign a numerical value for the categories of handling, longevity, and traction for each one. Ready? Let’s go in for a closer look:
1. Cooper Pro Control: Best All-Season tire
We’re kicking off this list with the Cooper ProControl, a versatile premium all-season tire that’s a great choice for a whole range of sedans, minivans, and crossovers, including the Mercury Cougar. Internal construction details of the Cooper ProControl include high turn-up at the sidewall, a durable, long-wearing rubber compound, polyester casing with an angled steel belt package, and a nylon reinforcement cap for excellent stability at highway speed. Cooper covers the ProControl with a best-in-class 70,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty, which gives it an outstanding SimpleScore rating of 9.8 in the longevity department. Cooper engineered the ProControl with a profile and footprint that evenly distributes and manages vehicle weight and the forces of braking and cornering, for a SimpleScore of 8.6 for handling. What t