Mercury Cougar - one of the representatives of the range of cars Mercury, produced by the American concern Ford. The first machines appeared in 1938, in 2011 the series was abolished.
Technical characteristics of the Mercury Cougar 1998-2002 car with a 2.5 liter engine:
By the type of body this model belongs tothree-door four-seat coupe. The length of the car is 470 cm, the width without mirrors is 177 cm, and the height is 132 cm. The car with the 8.5 l engine accelerates to 185 km / h, the maximum speed it can develop is 225 km / h.
This American car stands out from the generalthe flow of machines due to unusual appearance. If the French and Korean cars popular in Russia differ with elongated headlights, elegant streamlined lines of the body, then Mercury attracts the look of an elongated and even slightly flattened body shape, small headlights. Despite the fairly solid age of these cars, they look modern, bold, predatory and expensive. This car is more suitable not for sedate family people, but for lovers to cut on the roads for long distances at high speeds.
The car interior is very spacious, fourpeople are placed in it without difficulty, without interfering with each other. Excellent dynamics is another plus of this model. Mercury Cougar literally tears from the start, leaving behind a less agile competitors and evoking the envious looks of their owners. The machine is quite easy to drive even at high speed.
Many owners note very sensitive brakes, even a slight depression of the pedal causes the car to stop. The interior of the car looks very expensive and comfortable.
The Mercury Cougar also has a number of disadvantages.For example, some complain about the high cost of parts and complexity with the service, because no matter how reliable the machine was, sooner or later it has to be repaired. Also, many complain about the weak headlights, and some are not quite satisfied with the small interior of the Mercury Cougar. In the back seat with comfort can fit no more than 2 people, three are already placed with difficulty, and high passengers rest their heads on the ceiling. Some note the high fuel consumption, especially if the driver is accustomed to driving, pushing the pedal to the floor. The Mercury car can not boast of a large trunk - it only includes the most necessary things, besides, the rear seats do not add up or increase the volume of this compartment (unlike many other vehicle models).