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There is also a British car called the Austin Montego.

Mercury Montego<tr><td colspan=2>Image:2006 Mercury Montego.JPG</tr> Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company<tr><th>Production:<td>1968-1976 2005-present</tr><tr><th>Assembly:<td>Chicago, Illinois

1960s<tr><th>Production:<td>1968-1976</tr><tr><th>Predecessor:<td>Mercury Comet</tr><tr><th>Successor:<td>Mercury Cougar</tr><tr><th>Class:<td>Intermediate</tr><tr><th>Related:<td>Ford Torino</tr>

2000s<tr><th>Production:<td>2005-present</tr><tr><th>Predecessor:<td>Mercury Sable</tr><tr><th>Class:<td>Full-size</tr><tr><th>Body style:<td>4-door sedan</tr><tr><th>Engine:<td>3.0 L Duratec 30 V6</tr><tr><th>Transmission:<td>Ford/ZF CVT 6-speed Aisin automatic</tr><tr><th>Related:<td>Ford Five Hundred Ford Freestyle Volvo S60 Volvo S80</tr><tr><th>Similar:<td>Buick LaCrosse Chevrolet Impala Hyundai Azera</tr>

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

[edit] 1968

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.

[edit] 2005

Mercury again used the name for their 2005 version of the Ford Five Hundred, which replaced the Mercury Sable in the brand's lineup, and wanted to compete with other new near-luxury sedans launched at the same time (e.g. Buick LaCrosse, Chrysler 300). The new Montego includes an optional all-wheel drive system. The car starts at the MSRP of US$25,000. It experienced lackluster sales through the 2005 and 2006 model years and is expected to have a bolder and more appealing face and rear as well as Ford's 3.5-litre V6 engine for the 2008 model year.

It is not marketed in Canada or Mexico.

[edit] External links

• 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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Mercury road vehicle timeline, 1980s-present - [edit]
Type	1980s										1990s										2000s
	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
Sports car	Cougar																			Cougar
SUV																		Mountaineer
																										Mariner
Minivan														Villager											Monterey