2006 Mercury Montego 3.5rl

Five occupants fit inside the Montego's two-tone interior which features an upright seating position that Mercury says is borrowed from sport utility vehicles. Front-row seats are mounted on top of a cross-car beam that's engineered to enhance safety. The rear seats are slightly elevated to yield a better view without impeding the driver's vision. With the 60/40-split second-row seat folded the Montego offers 49.9 inches of load floor length. The front passenger seat also folds flat.Differences from Ford's Five Hundred are modest but the Montego feels a bit heavier. Its relatively taut suspension delivers a comfortable ride apart from an occasional noteworthy bump on rougher surfaces. Tracking well on freeways the Montego feels a hair more sure-footed than the Five Hundred. Entry and exit are exceptionally easy and the chair-height seats yield excellent views. The CVT is virtually flawless — adequate for takeoffs and seldom troubled when passing. All told the Montego is a good-sense sedan.