5.0 V8 AWD

First generation · 1997–2001AWD

The Mercury Mountaineer 5.0 V8 AWD is an SUV, built from 1997 to 2001. It is powered by a 5.0-litre 8-cylinder petrol engine making 215 PS and 390 Nm of torque. It comes with all-wheel drive.

212 hpPower

1997-2001Year

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Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Displacement5.0 L

Cylinders8

FuelPetrol

TransmissionAutomatic

DrivetrainAWD

Performance

Numbers that matter

Power212 hp

Torque390 Nm

Doors5

STORY

The Mountaineer was built from 1997 to 2010 as the Mercury counterpart to the Ford Explorer. It was a mid-size body-on-frame SUV that shared the Explorer's engines and chassis design, with rear-wheel drive and optional four-wheel or all-wheel drive. The first generation ran from 1997 to 2001, the second from 2002 to 2005 and the third from 2006 to 2010. Each generation offered a 4.0-litre V6 and a V8.

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