Mercury Sable Engines by Year

The Sable was the Taurus's Mercury twin and sold in the millions over five generations.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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sable gen1 (1986–1991): 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991

sable gen2 (1992–1995): 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995

sable gen3 (1996–1999): 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999

sable gen4 (2000–2005): 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005

sable gen5 (2008–2009): 2008 · 2009

sable gen1 (1986–1991)

1986 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 153 inline-four (HSC)	—	GS sedan (base engine)
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	—	—

1987 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	140 hp net	—

1988 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	—	—
3.8L / 232 V6 Essex	140 hp net	—

1989 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	—	—
3.8L / 232 V6 Essex	—	—

1990 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	140 hp net	—
3.8L / 232 V6 Essex	140 hp net	—

1991 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	140 hp net	—
3.8L / 232 V6 Essex	140 hp net	—

sable gen2 (1992–1995)

1992 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	140 hp net	—
3.8L / 232 V6 Essex	140 hp net	—

1993 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	140 hp net	—
3.8L / 232 V6 Essex	140 hp net	—

1994 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	140 hp net	—
3.8L / 232 V6 Essex	140 hp net	—

1995 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	140 hp net	—
3.8L / 232 V6 Essex	140 hp net	—

sable gen3 (1996–1999)

1996 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	145 hp net	G, GS
3.0L / 182 V6 Duratec 30	200 hp net	LS

1997 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	145 hp net	G, GS
3.0L / 182 V6 Duratec 30	200 hp net	LS

1998 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	145 hp net	G, GS
3.0L / 182 V6 Duratec 30	200 hp net	LS

1999 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	145 hp net	G, GS
3.0L / 182 V6 Duratec 30	200 hp net	LS

sable gen4 (2000–2005)

2000 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	155 hp net	GS, LS
3.0L / 182 V6 Duratec 30	200 hp net	LS Premium (standard), LS (optional)

2001 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	155 hp net	GS, LS
3.0L / 182 V6 Duratec 30	200 hp net	LS Premium (standard), LS (optional)

2002 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	155 hp net	GS, LS
3.0L / 182 V6 Duratec 30	200 hp net	LS Premium (standard), LS (optional)

2003 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	155 hp net	GS, LS
3.0L / 182 V6 Duratec 30	200 hp net	LS Premium (standard), LS (optional)

2004 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	155 hp net	GS, LS
3.0L / 182 V6 Duratec 30	200 hp net	LS Premium (standard), LS (optional)

2005 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan	155 hp net	GS, LS
3.0L / 182 V6 Duratec 30	200 hp net	LS Premium (standard), LS (optional)

sable gen5 (2008–2009)

2008 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 213 V6 Duratec 35	263 hp net	Base, Premier, FWD, AWD

2009 Sable engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 213 V6 Duratec 35	263 hp net	Base, Premier, FWD, AWD

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