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Mercury Montego Manufacturer Ford Motor Company Production 1968-1976 2005-2007 Assembly Chicago, Illinois

1960s Production 1968-1976 Predecessor Mercury Comet Successor Mercury Cougar Class Intermediate Related Ford Torino

2000s Production 2005-2007 Successor Mercury Sable Class Full-size Body style 4-door sedan Layout FF layout Platform Ford D3 platform Engine 3.0 L Duratec 30 V6 Transmission Ford/ZF CVT 6-speed Aisin automatic Wheelbase 112.9 in Length 200.4 in Width 74.5 in Height 61.5 in Related Ford Five Hundred Ford Freestyle Volvo S60 Volvo S80 Similar Buick LaCrosse Nissan Maxima Toyota Avalon

The Mercury Montego, (presumably derived from Montego Bay, Jamaica) is a mid-size vehicle in Ford's Mercury line. The name had first been used in 1967 on the Meteor Montego, the top trim level in the Canada-only Ford Meteor.

Contents 1 1968-1976 2 2005-2007 3 2008 4 External links

The Montego replaced the intermediate Mercury Comet in 1968 and was replaced by an upsized Mercury Cougar for the 1977 model year. It was essentially a twin of the Ford Torino. The Cyclone was a high performance variant of the Montego through 1971.

Mercury again used the name for their 2005 version of the Ford Five Hundred, which along with the Mercury Milan filled the Mercury Sable's gap in the brand's lineup. The new Montego has a standard 203 HP 3.0L Duratec DOHC 24 Valve V6, and 6-speed automatic. A CVT transmission is optional, along with an all-wheel drive system. The Montego is classified as a fullsize/large car as it easily compares in size to the long-running Grand Marquis model.

The car starts at the MSRP of $25,000. Although highly praised by owners, the Montego has experienced lackluster sales through the 2005 and 2006 model years.

The Mercury Montego is built in Chicago, alongside its cousins the Ford Five Hundred and Ford Freestyle crossover. This plant formerly built both the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable.

The Montego is marketed in the US and Mexico, however it is not sold in Canada due to the Mercury line having been discontinued there.

Ford CEO Alan Mulally said that he plans on scrapping the Five Hundred and Montego names as he felt that their names were too forgettable by its core audience. Along with a minor redesign, the 2008 Five Hundred will be renamed the Taurus, and the Montego will be renamed the Sable. [1] The new Sable will be available Summer 2007 and feature the 3.5L V6 already available in the smaller Lincoln MKZ.

• Official Mercury Montego Website
• MyFord500 - The first Mercury Montego & Ford Five Hundred enthusiast web site
• Mercury Montego Project Car and Technical Articles

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	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Subcompact	Bobcat	Lynx							Tracer
Compact	Zephyr				Topaz											Mystique
Mid-size	Cougar			Marquis				Sable																			Milan
Full-size	Marquis			Grand Marquis
	Colony Park																							Marauder		Montego			Sable
Sports car	Cougar																			Cougar
Crossover SUV																										Mariner
SUV																		Mountaineer
Minivan														Villager											Monterey