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| 2005 Mercury Monterey Review | |||
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| Driving Impressions | |||
Mercury Monterey comes with only one engine, the bigger of the two offered on the Freestar. It's a 4.2-liter overhead-valve V6 that delivers 201 horsepower and 265 pound-feet of torque. It doesn't measure up to the 240 horsepower of the new Nissan Quest, nor the 230 horsepower of the redesigned Toyota Sienna. But Monterey serves up more torque than Sienna and Quest, which develop 242 pound-feet, and torque is the force you actually feel when you step on the gas, propelling you away from intersections and up steep grades. Monterey's 4.2-liter V6 is the largest in any minivan, and does a commendable job at passing. Monterey's four-speed automatic transmission shifts smoothly and quickly.We found the Monterey Premier we drove to be smooth and quiet, though it's not the most refined vehicle in its class in terms of noise and vibration. We found its steering and handling responsive. The brakes seem effective and are smooth and easy to modulate for nice, smooth stops in daily driving. Parking is made easier with the Monterey's excellent park-assist system, which signals the driver with increasingly fast beeping tones as the bumper approaches another object. The front and rear use different tones, making parallel parking a breeze. We found that the system beeped when someone walked in front or behind us, which can be helpful in crowded parking lots. |
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