MERCURY Montego Models/Series Timeline, Specifications & Photos

2004 - 2007

Introduced in July 2004 as a 2005 model year, the Montego was Mercury's version of the Ford Five Hundred and was the more luxurious version of its blue-oval-badged sibling. Ford worked closely with Volvo when it developed the new platform for its full-size sedan vehicles, suitable for front- or all-wheel drive applications. That resulted in a huge gain for the Montego, which was lighter by its bigger sibling Grand Marquise by 500 lbs (227 kg), but it was just 2" (5 cm) shorter. Yet, the car was unsuccessful and stayed on the market for almost three years. Finally, in April 2007,...