Originally posted by AcuraFanatic
I think the Mondeo is coming badged as a Mercury sometime within the next two to three years. A re-born Contour/Mystique. 
The Mazda 6-based Taurus only seems logical. They need to drop that name. We owned a 1986 Ford Taurus, biggest POS ever. I think it's reputation for reliability was hurt from the get-go.
If they replace it with something named F------- i wouldnt be too suprised. Look what happened when they introduced the Focus. New name, nobody cared. They still but that POS by the boatloads.