The Mountaineer's introduction in the spring of 1997 marked Mercury's first foray into the fast-growing luxury sport-utility market. 1997 Mercury Mountaineer entered the luxury segment when the competition was already stiff and fierce. This Ford Explorer-based vehicle is a picture of a catalyst crystallized in another truly qualitative form. Ford, bearing the reputed popularity of responsibly creating top-performing cars once again scares off other companies with another masterpiece, that is, the Mercury Mountaineer. It may have gone with the name. With a glaring shadow of inspiration from the Ford Explorer, the nation's best-selling sport utility vehicle, 1997 Mercury Mountaineer got the consumer's attention and favorable response.

 

Of course, cake-filled with high level of standard equipment, Mercury Mountaineer is not at all cheap. Its mother car is the most popular SUV in the market and being among its lineage, 1997 Mercury Mountaineer also carries with it the contributory virtues that bring elegance to the Explorer. 1997 Mercury Mountaineer comes with an all-wheel drive primarily set up to provide extra traction, and a sense of security on slippery but paved roads. Being on its first salvo, it is to be expected that the vehicle is not yet that well-polished.

 

Certain flaws are hereby present. The V8 engine delivers plenty of quick acceleration yet like the other 1970 sedans, it's a shameless gas guzzler. The EPA city rating falls to just 14 miles per gallon. Also, the driver's seat has been designed to be too high that make short-kneed drivers suffer most. Overall, 1997 Mercury Mountaineer traditionally gives credit to Ford's genuine craftsmanship of competently designing and building this SUV as an ace against other competitors.